hit squad
Americannoun
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a team of hit men, as one organized for the purpose of assassinating a political figure.
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a group of political terrorists.
Etymology
Origin of hit squad
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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Olszewski testified Tuesday that she secretly recorded a phone call in June she initiated with Braddock in which he claimed the purported Russian-Ukrainian hit squad would respond quickly if he made a single phone call.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2021
Haitian officials have described the assailants as a hit squad of 28 people, including Colombian former soldiers and their two Haitian American interpreters.
From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2021
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has rejected allegations that he sent a hit squad to kill an exiled Saudi former intelligence officer.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2020
“I don’t like the concept of stopping an investment of $110 billion into the United States,” Mr. Trump said just two weeks after Mr. Khashoggi, a Virginia resident, was killed by a Saudi hit squad.
From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2020
According to British sources Saudi Arabia may take as long as week to receive and respond to a Turkish government report expected to detail how Khashoggi was killed by a 15-strong Saudi hit squad.
From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2018
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