security police

American  

noun

1. a police force responsible for maintaining order at a specific locale or under specific circumstances, as at an airport or factory.

2. a police force concerned with detecting and preventing enemy espionage.

3. secret police.

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Etymology

Origin of security police

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Kwan was reportedly arrested by Hong Kong national security police on suspicion of sedition.

From BBC

Former district councillor Kenneth Cheung, who was among those arrested reportedly by national security police, says authorities took issue with content he re-shared on Facebook following the fire.

From BBC

Department of Homeland Security police officers had asked protesters to keep vehicle paths clear earlier in the morning, but their commands over a loudspeaker were often drowned out by protesters’ chants.

From Los Angeles Times

The inquiry also heard about a number of failings or near misses in the way security, police, paramedics and the media responded to the attack.

From BBC

He said it quickly dawned on him “because parades usually have barricades, security, police and some sort of organisation” and he could see no evidence of that, just “vast amounts of people”.

From BBC