close protection
Guarding important people
Close protection is the security work of guarding a specific person from physical harm—what Americans usually call bodyguard services.
The term is preferred in British English and professional security circles: He spent fifteen years in close protection for diplomats.
Close protection officers assess threats, plan secure routes, and physically shield their principals when necessary.
- bodyguardsPersonal protection agents
- secret serviceGovernment espionage organization
- armed policeLaw enforcement with firearms
- security detailProtective personnel assignment
- personal securitySafeguarding an individual
black suit · concealment · cover · kill zone · threat assessment · check · crisis response · risk management · physical security · hand · sunglasses · earpiece · troops · military · access control · defensive driving · evasive maneuvers · firearms training
close protectionassassination attempt
Effort to kill a prominent figure
ambush · hit · stalking · assassination · assault
close protectionexposure
State of being unprotected
vulnerability · defenselessness · abandonment · neglect · standing down
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