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| − | The term '''secret police''' refers to a powerful, intimidating, and not-fully-known organization that protects and enforces the wishes of a dictator. The | + | 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'''. |
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Revision as of 16:28, October 12, 2009
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.
