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Gestapo Definition

Ge·stapo (gə stä′pō, -stap′ō)

noun

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

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

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