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securocrat

British  
/ sɪˈkjʊərəʊˌkræt /

noun

  1. a military or police officer who has the power to influence government policy

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The Games were thus vulnerable to Britain's prevailing securocrat paranoia, as well as to the logistical chaos that comes with disrupting a large and busy city for a whole summer.

From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2012

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