Usually means: Police unit for specialized operations.
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  1. special branch: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. Special Branch, Special Branch, special branch: Merriam-Webster
  3. Special Branch: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. Special Branch: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Special Branch: Vocabulary.com
  6. Special Branch, Special branch: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. Special Branch: Wiktionary
  8. special branch: Dictionary.com
  9. Special Branch (Bangladesh), Special Branch (TV series), Special Branch: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. Special branch: Rhymezone
  11. special branch: FreeDictionary.org
  12. special branch: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. Special Branch: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Special Branch: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Special Branch)

▸ noun:  (UK, Commonwealth) A unit, typically part of the police, that is responsible for matters of national security and intelligence.

Similar:
police, company, special, security service, branch of government, detective inspector, secret service, bagman, staff corps, secret agent, more...

Opposite:
general branch, regular branch, standard branch

Phrases:
Special Investigation Branch, Malaysian Special Branch, more...

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Similar:
police, company, special, security service, branch of government, detective inspector, secret service, bagman, staff corps, secret agent, more...

Opposite:
general branch, regular branch, standard branch

Phrases:
Special Investigation Branch, Malaysian Special Branch, more...



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