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  • noun Plural form of protectee.

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Examples

  • I am told by Secret Service and administration sources that all of the principles, all of the protectees, meaning the President, the Vice President, and the first lady and Mrs. Cheney, are safe.

    CNN Transcript Sep 11, 2001 2001

  • With the rise of Islamic terrorism, the agency's roster of protectees has grown.

    Sunday Reading 2009

  • The agents had not slept in four days, and right now they were facing the most nerve-racking security challenge imaginable: multiple protectees, bunched together, outside, in an announced, well-known route, walking slowly.

    The Kennedy Detail Gerald Blaine 2010

  • I suspected that my other protectees would be dull by comparison.

    The Mob and Me John Partington 2010

  • BLITZER: Here's some of the statistics they put out, and I'll sort of just paraphrase, that over the past couple years, they say they've safely and successfully protected the president, the vice president, other Secret Service protectees at 10,000 sites, screened 7 million people, all that happening without incident.

    CNN Transcript Oct 24, 2009 2009

  • The more travel, the more visits, whether they're domestic or international, whether it's our protectees like the president or vice president or ...

    CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2009 2009

  • Like most law enforcement agencies, they do not telegraph their moves, as to do so would alert potential attackers and place them and their protectees at a decided disadvantage.

    Report: Secret Service Investigating "Kill Him" Shriek At Palin Rally 2009

  • The more travel, the more visits, whether they're domestic or international, whether it's our protectees like the president or the vice president --

    CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2009 2009

  • However, let's say some well intentioned person forced Secret Service protective details to deal with threats made to other Secret Service protectees that are made in their presence.

    Palin Supporter On Obama: "Kill Him" 2009

  • In reading the text for the original executive order, 12958, I see the Vice President mentioned twice, both times dealing with declassification of material that may put the life of Secret Service protectees in danger.

    Waldo Jaquith - The Dick Cheney branch of government. 2007

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