hit squad

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noun Slang.

a team of hit men, as one organized for the purpose of assassinating a political figure.
a group of political terrorists.

Origin of hit squad

First recorded in 1975–80

Words nearby hit squad

hit one where one lives, hit one's stride, hit or miss, hit out, hit parade, hit squad, hit the books, hit the bottle, hit the bricks, hit the bull's-eye, hit the ceiling