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secret service
noun
the Secret Service : a U.S. government department in charge of protecting elected leaders of the U.S. and visiting leaders
: a government department that protects a country's secrets and obtains secret information about other countries
Full Definition of SECRET SERVICE
1
: a governmental service of a secret nature
2
capitalized both Ss : a division of the United States Treasury Department charged chiefly with the suppression of counterfeiting and the protection of the president
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First Known Use of SECRET SERVICE
1706
Rhymes with SECRET SERVICE
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