United States Secret Service

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Definition
  1. Proper noun:
    • A U.S. federal law enforcement agency: The United States Secret Service is a federal agency with two primary, distinct missions: protecting national leaders and their families, and safeguarding the nation's financial infrastructure by investigating financial crimes.
Usage
  • The term "United States Secret Service" is used as a singular proper noun to refer to the specific agency. It is often preceded by the definite article "the".
  • Example:
Examples
  • Proper noun:
    • The United States Secret Service investigated the counterfeit currency operation.
    • Protection details for visiting heads of state are managed by the United States Secret Service.
Advanced Usage
  • "Secret Service": In common usage, the full name is often shortened to "Secret Service" when the context is clear.
    • The Secret Service agent checked his credentials.
  • Initialism "USSS": The agency is sometimes referred to by its initialism, USSS.
    • The directive was issued by the USSS.
Variants and Related Words
  • Secret Service (proper noun): The common shortened form of the agency's name.
  • Protective detail (noun phrase): A team of agents assigned to protect a specific person, which is a core function of the Secret Service.
  • Financial crimes division (noun phrase): Refers to the branch of the Secret Service that investigates counterfeiting, fraud, and cyber financial crimes.
Synonyms
  • Protective agency: An organization tasked with providing security (this is a descriptive synonym, not a formal name).
  • Law enforcement agency: A government organization responsible for enforcing laws (a broader category to which the Secret Service belongs).
Related Idioms or Phrases
  • "Under Secret Service protection": Describes a person who is being guarded by the agency.
    • The candidate was placed under Secret Service protection before the election.
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

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