hit squad

noun

, Slang.

1. a team of hit men, as one organized for the purpose of assassinating a political figure.
2. a group of political terrorists.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hit squad¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

“The political hit squad in the Texas House failed again in their persecution of Ken Paxton.”

From New York Times

It was still dark out, and many patients at the Ibn Sina hospital in the West Bank were still sleeping, when the hit squad arrived.

From Los Angeles Times

Evelyn Vega, also filed suit this week with similar allegations about a “hit squad” and a revoked promotion.

From Los Angeles Times

Yury Garavsky had confessed to being part of a hit squad in Belarus that forcibly disappeared prominent members of the country's opposition.

From BBC

Yury Garavsky said he had been part of a hit squad involved in the men's abductions but denied direct involvement in their deaths.

From BBC