security police

noun

1
: police engaged in counterespionage
2
: air police

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Law is now one of dozens of democracy activists overseas who are wanted by Hong Kong’s national security police and have had a cash bounty put on them. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 In communist China, the jockeying for supremacy between the security police and the People’s Liberation Army has at times been decisive in power struggles. — Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025 South African security police received a tip-off from the CIA, leading to Mandela’s arrest and 27-year imprisonment. — Time, 22 May 2025 In 2021, national security police raided the Stand News office, froze its assets and arrested several people, including Lam and Chung. — Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for security police

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of security police was in 1915

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“Security police.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20police. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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