Gestapo
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.
See Gestapo in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(gə-stäˈpō, -shtäˈ-)
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.
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