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the department of the British police force that deals with the defence of the country against political crimes and ↑
terrorism
Culture:
The Special Branch used to be responsible for fighting
terrorist groups such as the ↑
IRA,
but ↑
MI5 took over this work in 1992. The Special Branch is now mostly involved in protecting government ministers and foreign politicians in Britain, and investigating people who break the ↑
Official Secrets Act.
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Singular and plural — ◊ GRAMMAR The singular is the form of a count noun or a verb which you use when referring to one person or thing. The plural is the form which you use when referring to more than one person or thing. For details of these forms, see entries at… … Useful english dictionary
singular and plural — ◊ GRAMMAR The singular is the form of a count noun or a verb which you use when referring to one person or thing. The plural is the form which you use when referring to more than one person or thing. For details of these forms, see entries at… … Useful english dictionary
verb — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ plural, singular ▪ intransitive, transitive ▪ active, passive ▪ irregular, regular … Collocations dictionary
Singular they — is a popular, non technical expression for uses of the pronoun they (and its inflected forms) when plurality is not required by the context. The Chicago Manual of Style notes: On the one hand, it is unacceptable to a great many reasonable readers … Wikipedia
Plural — is a grammatical number, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world.In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers.In English, nouns, pronouns, and demonstratives inflect for plurality.… … Wikipedia
Plural — Der Plural (von lateinisch (numerus) pluralis ‚in der Mehrzahl stehend‘, abgeleitet von lat. plures ‚mehrere‘; Abk. Pl.) bezeichnet in der Grammatik einen Numerus und repräsentiert die Mehrzahl. Darunter fallen alle Mengen, die in einer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
singular — sin|gu|lar1 [ˈsıŋgjulə US ər] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: singuler, from Latin singularis, from singulus; SINGLE1] 1.) a singular noun, verb, form etc is used when writing or speaking about one person or thing →↑plural ▪ the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Verb — (von lat. verbum (temporale) „Zeitwort“) ist ein fachsprachlicher Ausdruck der traditionellen Grammatik für eine Wortart, die eine Tätigkeit, ein Geschehen oder einen Zustand ausdrückt, und erfasst Wörter wie gehen, denken, segeln und wandern.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
singulär — einmalig; einzig; unikal (fachsprachlich); einzigartig * * * sin|gu|lär [zɪŋgu lɛ:ɐ̯] <Adj.> (bildungsspr.): nur vereinzelt [vorkommend]: solche Erscheinungen sind äußerst singulär, treten nur noch singulär auf. Syn.: ↑ rar, ↑ selten … Universal-Lexikon
Singular — Einzahl * * * sin|gu|lär [zɪŋgu lɛ:ɐ̯] <Adj.> (bildungsspr.): nur vereinzelt [vorkommend]: solche Erscheinungen sind äußerst singulär, treten nur noch singulär auf. Syn.: ↑ rar, ↑ selten. * * * Sịn|gu|lar 〈m. 1; Gramm.〉 Numerus, der etwas… … Universal-Lexikon
