security service
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See also: Security Service
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: sĭ-kyo͝or′ĭ-tē sûr′vĭs
- (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /sɪˌkjʊə̯.ɪ.tiː ˈsɜː.vɪs/, (Received Pronunciation) /sɪˌkjɔː-/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /sɪˌkjʊɹ.ɪ.ti ˈsɜɹ.vɪs/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /səˌkjʉ(ː)ə̯.ə.tiː ˈsøː.vəs/, /səˌkjoː-/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /sɪˌkjʉɹ.ɪ.ti ˈsɛɹ.vɪs/
- (India) IPA(key): /sɪˌkjoː(ɾ).ɪ.ʈiː ˈsɜː(ɾ).vɪs/, /sɪˌkjuːɾ-/, /-ˈsɛɾ.vɪs/, /-ˈsəɾ.vɪs/
- Hyphenation: se‧cu‧ri‧ty ser‧vice
Noun
[edit]security service (plural security services)
- A government organization established to protect its nation and its secrets from enemies.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see security, service.
Translations
[edit]government organization
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Further reading
[edit]- “security service”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
