hit squad

American  

noun

Slang.

1. a team of hit men, as one organized for the purpose of assassinating a political figure.

2. a group of political terrorists.

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Etymology

Origin of hit squad

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

“When the president decides someone has to die, the military becomes his personal hit squad,” military analyst and former Republican Tom Nichols said Monday on MSNBC.

From Los Angeles Times

The country's justice system has been turned into a "political" hit squad, shamelessly intervening in a nation's right to choose its own leaders.

From BBC

“The political hit squad in the Texas House failed again in their persecution of Ken Paxton.”

From New York Times

It was still dark out, and many patients at the Ibn Sina hospital in the West Bank were still sleeping, when the hit squad arrived.

From Los Angeles Times

Evelyn Vega, also filed suit this week with similar allegations about a “hit squad” and a revoked promotion.

From Los Angeles Times