Definition

Noun: 1. The United States Secret Service: A federal law enforcement and security agency of the United States. Its primary missions are to protect national leaders (such as the President, Vice President, and their families) and to investigate specific financial crimes, including counterfeiting and fraud against U.S. financial systems.

Usage

• The USSS is responsible for the security of the President.
• Before a presidential visit, USSS agents conduct extensive advance work.
• One of the original purposes of the USSS was to combat currency counterfeiting.

Advanced Usage

• "USSS detail": Refers to the specific team of agents assigned to protect a particular person.
  • The former president still travels with a USSS detail.
• "USSS protection": The act or system of providing security for a protectee.
  • The candidate will receive USSS protection once officially nominated.

Variants and Related Words

• Secret Service: The full, formal name of the agency. "USSS" is an initialism often used in official and technical contexts.
• Protective detail: A general term for a security team, which can include a USSS detail.
• Treasury agent: A historical term sometimes associated with the USSS due to its original placement within the Department of the Treasury.

Synonyms

• Secret Service (the direct synonym, being the full name).
• Executive Protection Service (descriptive of its primary protective function, though not its official title).

Related Phrases

• "Under USSS protection": Describing the status of an individual who is being guarded by the agency.
  • The visiting dignitary was under USSS protection during the summit.
• "A USSS investigation": Refers to the agency's work in investigating financial crimes.
  • The bank fraud case was turned over to a USSS investigation.

Noun

1. the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents