| 单词 | BOSS |
| 释义 | BOSS, n.9 S. Afr.|bɒs|
Also B.O.S.S., Boss.
[Acronym, f. the initial letters of Bureau of (properly: for) State Security.]
The state security service of the Republic of South Africa, established in 1969 and renamed National Intelligence Service in 1978.
1969Post (S. Afr., Golden City ed.) 15 June 14 Now, from baasskap and boozeskap to BOSSskap. You've probably read about B.O.S.S. The letters stand for Bureau of State Security. 1970Cape Argus 30 Jan. 1 The public outcry over the implications of certain aspects of the so-called B.O.S.S. legislation. 1971Guardian Weekly 27 Nov. 9/1 The group is convinced that there have been between eight and 20 BOSS agents working in Britain. 1973T. Sharpe Indecent Exposure ii. 18 ‘I have here’, he said, brandishing the directive from boss, ‘orders from Pretoria.’ 1974Eastern Province Herald (S. Afr.) 15 May 2 Allegations that Boss has been secretly funding Shaka's Spear, the Zulu opposition party. 1983National Law Jrnl. (U.S.) 8 Aug. 6/2 Gordon Winter..was a spy with South Africa's secret police—the Bureau of State Security (BOSS). |
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