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Mukhabarat
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mukhabarat
English
Etymology
From en ar مُخَابَرَات, plural of ar مُخَابَر intelligence. en ar خ ب ر
Pronunciation
en /mʊˈkabəɹat/ UK
Noun
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The secret police or intelligence forces in certain Arabic-speaking countries.
en 2010 w:Christopher Hitchens Hitch-22 Atlantic 2011 283 He was sallow, morose-looking, and wearing dark glasses indoors: a thoroughly bad sign. A secret-police or Mukhabarat type, bored and resentful and hard to shake.
A member of such an organization.