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SS

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: SS

1
 n
special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps
2
 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
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: SS
1

n special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps

Synonyms:
Schutzstaffel
Type of:
constabulary, law, police, police force
the force of policemen and officers
2

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

Synonyms:
Secret Service, US Secret Service, USSS, United States Secret Service
Type of:
United States intelligence agency
an intelligence service in the United States
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