domestic security

collocation in English

meaningsofdomesticandsecurity

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domestic
adjective
uk
/dəˈmes.tɪk/
us
/dəˈmes.tɪk/
relating to a person's ...
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security
noun
uk
/sɪˈkjʊə.rə.ti/
us
/səˈkjʊr.ə.t̬i/
protection of a person, building, organization, or country against threats such as crime or attacks by ...
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(Definition ofdomesticandsecurityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdomestic security

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Imperial anddomesticsecuritywould be a priority.
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This seems particularly important in a time when history is openly manipulated by the authorities as a means of manufacturing consent for terror wars and draconiandomesticsecuritymeasures.
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If it isdomesticsecuritythat is required, no one would be better placed to provide it than some of those former soldiers.
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I think we should remember that our citizens' main concerns are employment and security -domesticsecurity, of course, but external security too.
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Therefore, it is important that people are scrupulous in theirdomesticsecuritymeasures.
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These include consideration of whether such equipment fulfils the legitimatedomesticsecurityneeds of the recipient country.
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Many other major investigations have to take place in the interests ofdomesticsecurityand international security.
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I have one word to add to the important exchange that took place earlier on homeland ordomesticsecurity.
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The parallel with security, especiallydomesticsecurity, is obvious.
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Furthermore, the individual must not constitute a threat to public order ordomesticsecurity.
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Other threats to ourdomesticsecurityare the product of the dramatic increase in trade which is a feature of the globalised economy.
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We can also tighten up our owndomesticsecurityarrangements.
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I am referring to global safety anddomesticsecurity, the battle against crime, immigration policy, the so-called third pillar which our fellow citizens are so sensitive about.
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It is unacceptable that such an important field asdomesticsecurityshould be beyond parliamentary control and decision-making and should not be a part of democratic transparency.
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He also generally favors strongerdomesticsecurityover civil liberty concerns.
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He also made significant contributions to the shaping of foreign policy anddomesticsecurityissues.
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The fedpol publishes yearly report ondomesticsecurity.
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