Secret Service
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- noun
- /ˈsiːkrɪt ˈsɜːrvɪs/
- US
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Servicio Secreto de Estados Unidos
- Welcome to the Secret Service.
- Secret Service agent
- U.S. Secret Service
Now, there was also talk that in Pennsylvania, some Secret Service assets were actually moved.
- Now, there was also talk that in Pennsylvania, some Secret Service assets were actually moved.
- But I think more important is what the FBI and Secret Service are missing.
- Some time goes by, Secret Service guys talking to us and interviewing us.
- Three days later, Secret Service shows back up.
- And I went because that's what happened, was the Secret Service went there and.
- It's the first time the Secret Service will be protecting a felon.
- She has Secret Service detail for security.
- It's through the entire system of protection that the Secret Service is supposed to be implementing, right?
- Like I said before, Jill Biden had three times as many Secret Service agents on her as Trump did that day.
- Today's guest will give us an insider's view of how the Secret Service works and what might have gone wrong.
- Why was this extreme paranoia, overbearing police and Secret Service involvement?
Examples
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The Secret Service is responsible for protecting the president during public events.
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The street's been temporarily closed to traffic, and Secret Service agents man the sidewalk.
Fiction book (1995) -
So I meet with the Secret Service, meet with them.
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Three days later, Secret Service shows back up.
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Now, to be fair, I still do have Secret Service because I was once first lady.
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Do you always carry this many Secret Service around?
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Get the Secret Service out of the house.
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And the only job of the Secret Service is to protect the candidate.
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The living room is huge and occupied by several Secret Service agents.
Fiction book (1993) -
Today's guest will give us an insider's view of how the Secret Service works and what might have gone wrong.
Synonyms
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A US agency that protects the president and investigates counterfeit money
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A government group that protects the US president, vice president, their families, visiting leaders, and stops people making fake money
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A United States government agency that protects the president, other top officials, and investigates money crimes
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A U.S. government agency that protects leaders and stops fake money
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase literally combines 'secret' + 'service' so a learner can infer it denotes a clandestine or government service (intelligence/security), and many languages have equivalent constructions, giving a general idea. However, the specific institutional remit of the U.S. Secret Service (protecting the president and investigating counterfeiting) is culturally and institutionally specific and not fully predictable from the constituents alone, so the transparency is partial.
Etymology
Secret Service comes from the words secret and service: it began as a small government team doing 'secret' or hidden work to 'serve' the country. That's why the phrase brings to mind unseen guards who 'protect' leaders and quietly 'investigate' crimes like 'making fake money'.