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Security service

//sɪˌkjʊə̯.ɪ.tiː ˈsɜː.vɪs// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    MI5. UK, formal

    "In this section […] “intelligence service” means the Security Service, the Secret Intelligence Service or GCHQ […]"

Noun
  1. 1
    A government organization established to protect its nation and its secrets from enemies.
  2. 2
    the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory wordnet
  3. 3
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see security, service.

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