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security


Definition: Meaning of, security in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / sɪˈkjʊərɪti;sɪˈkjɔːrɪti /

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  1. protection from danger [uncountable] things that are done to keep a person, building, or country safe from danger or crime
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  2. protection from bad situations [uncountable] protection from bad things that could happen to you
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  3. guards [uncountable] the department of a company or organization that deals with the protection of its buildings and equipment
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  4. borrowing money [uncountable] something such as property that you promise to give someone if you cannot pay back money you have borrowed from them
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  5. securities [plural] STOCK s or SHARE s in a company
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security used in phrases

  • Bureau of Diplomatic Security (noun)
    1. the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas
  • Canadian Security Intelligence Service (noun)
    1. canada's main foreign intelligence agency that gathers and analyses information to provide security intelligence for the Canadian government
  • Committee for State Security (noun)
    1. formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia
  • Communications Security Establishment (noun)
    1. canadian agency that gathers communications intelligence and assist law enforcement and security agencies
  • Department of Homeland Security (noun)
    1. the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security
  • Department of Homeland security
    1. a US government department which is responsible for protecting the United States and its people from TERRORIST attacks
  • Department of Social Security, the
    1. a former British government department which used to be responsible for paying various types of BENEFIT (= money paid by the government to support people who need it, for example people who are poor, people who are too old or too sick to work, and people who cannot find jobs) . This department changed its name in 2001 and became the Department for Work and Pensions.
  • Federal Security Bureau (noun)
    1. the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin
  • Federal Security Service (noun)
    1. the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin
  • General Security Services (noun)
    1. the Israeli domestic counterintelligence and internal security agency
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