The Special Branch is the department of the British police that is concerned with political securityand deals with things such as terrorism and visits by foreign leaders.
Special Branch in British English
noun
(in Britain) the department of the police force that is concerned with political security
Examples of 'Special Branch' in a sentence
Special Branch
State visit to Sandringham and Special Branch will be asking for something fresh every five minutes.
Hilton, John Buxton THE INNOCENTS AT HOME (A SUPERINTENDENT KENWORTHY NOVEL)
The `useless item" was the Special Branch officer who'd let Jane in.
Ruell, Patrick THE ONLY GAME
Now he was fast-track material and in the next year, back in Special Branch proper, would make inspector.