SS

/ˈɛs ˌɛs/
/ɛsˈɛs/
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Definitions of SS
  1. noun
    special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps
    synonyms: Schutzstaffel
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    type of:
    constabulary, law, police, police force
    the force of police and officers
  2. noun
    (U.S.) the intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors
    synonyms: Secret Service, US Secret Service, USSS, United States Secret Service
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    type of:
    United States intelligence agency
    an intelligence service in the United States
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