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- DictionarySe·cret po·lice/ˈsēkrit pəˈlēs/
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- 1. a police force working in secret against a government's political opponents.
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Intelligence agency and or police agency, law enforcement office which operates in secrecy
Secret police (or political police) are police, intelligence, or security agencies that engage in covert operations against a government's political, religious, or social opponents and dissidents. Secret police organizations are characteristic of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. They protect the political power of a dictator or regime and often operate outside the law to repress dissidents ... Wikipedia