secret service

noun

1. the branch of governmental service that conducts secret investigations, especially investigations into the military strength of other nations.
2. (initial capital letters) the branch of the U.S. Department of the Treasury charged chiefly with the discovery and apprehension of counterfeiters and with providing protection for the president and the president's immediate family.
3. secret work for a government, especially espionage.

Secret Service

¹

noun

1. a US government agency responsible for the protection of the president, the suppression of counterfeiting, and certain other police activities

secret service

²

noun

1. a government agency or department that conducts intelligence or counterintelligence operations
2. such operations

Secret Service

1. A division of the United States Department of the Treasury , responsible for apprehending counterfeiters; investigating a variety of federal crimes; and protecting presidents and their families, presidential candidates, and foreign dignitaries visiting the United States.

Other Words From

• secret-service adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of secret service¹

First recorded in 1730–40

Example Sentences

Egerton is best known for his roles as Eggsy in Kingsman: The Secret Service, and as Elton John in the critically acclaimed biopic, Rocketman.

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A robotic dog named “Spot” made by Boston Dynamics is the latest tool in the arsenal of the US Secret Service.

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Secret Service communications chief Guglielmi said the robotic dogs were “equipped with surveillance technology, and an array of advanced sensors that support our protective operations”.

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So why might the Secret Service be using them now?

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Ron Williams, a former Secret Service agent who is now CEO of the security and risk management firm Talon Companies, suspects the assassination attempts against Trump added urgency to the agency’s push “to upgrade the technology that can enhance the ability to detect and deter,” Williams said.

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Related Words

• secret police