secret police

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And critics claimed the company’s “Service Department,” designed to see that workers remained “sober and industrious,” was nothing more than a secret police force.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Shirin worries about a suspended prison sentence which the secret police could invoke at any time.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

After a short stint as an intel adviser to Mr. Maduro, Mr. González López was, in April 2019, again assigned to head the secret police.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Tricia McLaughlin, the DHS assistant secretary for public affairs, refuted descriptions of ICE as a secret police force.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025

So Gaum, who wanted me to be a liar, was an agent of the secret police of Orgoreyn.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin