Gestapo
Gestapo definition
Ge·stapo (gə stä′pō, -stap′ō)
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.
Etymology: < Ger Ge(heime) Sta(ats)po(lizei), secret state police
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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