death squad
noun
any of various groups of assassins, especially in Central America, whose members murder political dissidents, petty criminals, etc., usually with the tacit approval of the government.
death squads
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pluralof death squad.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Speaking during a debate in Parliament a few months earlier, he told the House of Commons that "the allegation that our armed forces operated so-called death squads in Afghanistan" was "simply not true".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2023
Grosse Pointe is a notoriously affluent, exclusive suburb of Detroit; it’s like saying you’re being targeted by Maoist death squads from East Hampton.
From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2020
Francis, meanwhile, spent Tuesday commemorating the Rev. Oscar Romero, a Salvadoran archbishop gunned down by right-wing death squads and who championed social justice and the rights of the poor.
From Washington Post ● May 24, 2017
“Imagine what could have been if we white South Africans were as outraged at apartheid, torture and death squads as we are at Zuma right now,” tweeted columnist Max Du Preez Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2017
We laughed like mad, strangely giddy, half in disbelief that we’d made it this far—across the water, through the woods, past snarling hollows and death squads of wights, all the way to London.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
