"security service" meaning in English

See security service in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sɪˌkjʊə̯.ɪ.tiː ˈsɜː.vɪs/ [General-Australian, Received-Pronunciation], /sɪˌkjɔː-/ [General-Australian, Received-Pronunciation, Received-Pronunciation], /sɪˌkjʊɹ.ɪ.ti ˈsɜɹ.vɪs/ [Canada, General-American], /səˌkjʉ(ː)ə̯.ə.tiː ˈsøː.vəs/ [New-Zealand], /səˌkjoː-/ [New-Zealand], /sɪˌkjʉɹ.ɪ.ti ˈsɛɹ.vɪs/ [Scotland], /sɪˌkjoː(ɾ).ɪ.ʈiː ˈsɜː(ɾ).vɪs/ [India], /sɪˌkjuːɾ-/ [India], /-ˈsɛɾ.vɪs/ [India], /-ˈsəɾ.vɪs/ [India] Forms: security services [plural]
enPR: sĭ-kyo͝or′ĭ-tē sûr′vĭs Head templates: {{en-noun}} security service (plural security services)
  1. A government organization established to protect its nation and its secrets from enemies. Translations (government organization): 國家安全機構 /国家安全机构 (guójiā ānquán jīgòu) (Chinese Mandarin), zpravodajská služba [feminine] (Czech), Geheime dienst [feminine] (Dutch), suojelupoliisi (Finnish), turvallisuuspalvelu (Finnish), service de sécurité [masculine] (French), Sicherheitsdienst [masculine] (German), elhárítás (Hungarian), titkosszolgálat (Hungarian), nemzetbiztonsági szolgálat (Hungarian), servizio segreto [masculine] (Italian), セキュリティー·サービス (sekyuritī-sābisu) (Japanese), 保安部 (hoanbu) (Japanese), służba bezpieczeństwa [feminine] (Polish), agência de segurança [feminine] (Portuguese), слу́жба безопа́сности (slúžba bezopásnosti) [feminine] (Russian), servicio de seguridad [masculine] (Spanish), säkerhetstjänst (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-security_service-en-noun-en:government_organization Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'government organization': 100 0
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see security, service.
    Sense id: en-security_service-en-noun-en:literal:_security_service

Inflected forms

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          "nation",
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