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Special Branch
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English
Proper noun
Special Branch 1
en UK Commonwealth A unit, typically part of the police, that is responsible for matters of national security and intelligence.
en 1956 w:Ian Fleming Diamonds Are Forever (novel) Diamonds Are Forever 2 ‘Why not let the Special Branch or MI5 handle it, Sir?’ asked Bond, reflecting that M seemed to be going through a bad phase of mixing in other people's business.
Translations
specialized police unit
Bengali: bn বিশেষ শাখা
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 邵氏 informal
Mandarin: cmn 政治部
Malay: ms Cawangan Khas
Urdu: ur سپیشل برانچ
en Law enforcement