The term '''secret police''' refers to a powerful, intimidating, and not-fully-known organization that protects and enforces the wishes of a dictator. The Cheka in the [[communist]] [[Soviet Union]], for example, was a type of '''secret police'''. | The term '''secret police''' refers to a powerful, intimidating, and not-fully-known organization that protects and enforces the wishes of a dictator. The Cheka in the [[communist]] [[Soviet Union]], for example, was a type of '''secret police'''. |