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View synonyms for death squad
death squad
noun
- any of various groups of assassins, especially in Central America, whose members murder political dissidents, petty criminals, etc., usually with the tacit approval of the government.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of death squad1
First recorded in 1965–70
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Example Sentences
With virtually no membership screening, oversight or internal discipline at this point in their history, the Rangers became something like a death squad.
From Washington Post
I was subject to a White House death squad that fortunately backed off and aborted the mission.
From The Daily Beast
You can be the leader of a Salvadoran death squad, and then manage a Jiffy Lube in North Miami.
From The Daily Beast
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