Ge|sta|po

Ge|sta|po
Ge|sta|po «guh STAH poh, -SHTAH-», noun.
1. an official organization of secret police in Germany during Hitler's regime.
2. Also, gestapo. any group or organization which, by its ruthlessness in carrying out its objectives and crushing all opposition, resembles the Nazi secret police: »

Mr. Macmillan replied that…“we do not want an independent security service—a gestapo, which is dangerous” (Manchester Guardian Weekly).

[< German Ge(heime) Sta(ats) po(lizei) secret state police]

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