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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Secret service \Se"cret serv"ice\
     The detective service of a government. In the United States,
     in time of peace the bureau of secret service is under the
     treasury department, and in time of war it aids the war
     department in securing information concerning the movements
     of the enemy.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Secret service \Se"cret serv"ice\
     The detective service of a government. In the United States,
     in time of peace the bureau of secret service is under the
     treasury department, and in time of war it aids the war
     department in securing information concerning the movements
     of the enemy.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  Secret Service
       n : the United States intelligence agency that protects current
           and former presidents and vice presidents and their
           immediate families and protects distinguished foreign
           visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters;
           suppresses forgery of government securities and documents
           [syn: United States Secret Service, US Secret Service,
            USSS, SS]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  secret service
     n.
     A governmental agency that deals with espionage and other acts of
  secrecy.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  secret service
     n.
     A governmental agency that deals with espionage and other acts of
  secrecy.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  secret service
     n.
     A governmental agency that deals with espionage and other acts of
  secrecy.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  secret service
     n.
     A governmental agency that deals with espionage and other acts of
  secrecy.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  secret service
     Englanti n.
     salainen palvelu

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  secret service /sˈiːkɹɪt sˈɜːvɪs/
  tajná služba

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  secret service /sˈiːkɹɪt sˈɜːvɪs/
  Nachrichtendienst , Geheimdienst 
     Synonyms: intelligence service, intelligence agency, intelligence
  
   see: intelligence services, intelligence agencies, secret services, Central Intelligence Agency, Government Communications Headquarters, Security Service, MI-5, Defense Intelligence Agency
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  secret service /sˈiːkɹɪt sˈɜːvɪs/ 
  salainen palvelu
  government organization

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  secret Service /sˈiːkɹɪt sˈɜːvɪs/ 
  1. खुफ़िया विभाग
        "He has been appointed in Secret service as a reward to his bravery and intelligence."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  secret service /sˈiːkɹɪt sˈɜːvɪs/
  tajna služba

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  secret service /sˈiːkɹɪt sˈɜːvɪs/ 
  諜報機関
  government organization

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  secret service /sˈiːkɹɪt sˈɜːvɪs/ 
  sikkerhetstjeneste
  government organization

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  secret service /sˈiːkɹɪt sˈɜːvɪs/ 
  säkerhetspolis, säkerhetstjänst
  government organization

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "Secret Service":
     Bow Street runner, FBI, FBI agent, Federal, G-man, Sherlock Holmes,
     T-man, detective, fed, hotel detective, house detective,
     house dick, inquiry agent, investigator, narc, operative,
     plainclothesman, police detective, private detective,
     private investigator, revenuer, sleuth, store detective,
     treasury agent
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "secret service":
     bugging, cloak-and-dagger work, counterespionage,
     counterintelligence, electronic surveillance, espial, espionage,
     following, intelligence, intelligence bureau, intelligence service,
     intelligence work, military intelligence, naval intelligence,
     observation, secret police, shadowing, spying, stakeout,
     surveillance, tailing, trailing, wiretap, wiretapping
  
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 特务机关,联邦经济情报局

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