Gestapo

The definition of Gestapo was the German Secret Police during Nazi rule.

(noun)

Secret military police that would come and take away people who opposed the Nazis are an example of the Gestapo.

See Gestapo in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the secret police force of the German Nazi state, notorious for its terrorism, brutality, etc.
any secret police
Slang any police force or other authority regarded variously as sinister, ruthless, brutal, etc.

Origin: < Ger Ge(heime) Sta(ats)po(lizei), secret state police

See Gestapo in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The German internal security police as organized under the Nazi regime, known for its terrorist methods directed against those suspected of treason or questionable loyalty.
gestapo pl. ge·sta·pos A police organization that employs terroristic methods to control a populace.

adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the German security police organized under the Nazi regime.
gestapo Of, relating to, or characteristic of terroristic police methods or operations: gestapo tactics.

Origin:

Origin: German Ge(heime) Sta(ats)po(lizei), secret state police

Origin: : geheim, secret

Origin: + Staat, state

Origin: + Polizei, police

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