securocrat
/sɪˈkjʊərə(ʊ)krat
/ /sɪˈkjɔːrə(ʊ)krat/noun
A military or police officer who holds an influential position in the government; an advocate of the close involvement of military and police officers in government.He allowed himself to be manipulated by the securocrats within the British establishment....
- Be they nationalist or loyalist, be they securocrats or criminals, the anti-peace brigades have won the day.
- On reflection, Americans realise that it is not a black-and-white case of evil politicians or securocrats conspiring to enslave them.
Origin
Blend of security and bureaucrat.