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gestapo
OXFORD DICTIONARY
gestapo, n.
1 the German secret police under Nazi rule.
2 derog. an organization compared to this.
1 the German secret police under Nazi rule.
2 derog. an organization compared to this.
Etymology
G, f. Geheime Staats polizei
THESAURUS
gestapo
Cheka, FBI, Interpol, MP, MVD, Mounties, NKVD, OGPU, RCMP, SP, Scotland Yard, constabulary, county police, highway patrol, law enforcement agency, military police, police, police force, political police, posse, provincial police, riot police, secret police, security force, shore patrol, special police, state police, tactical police, troopers, vigilance committee, vigilantesFor further exploring for "gestapo" in Webster Dictionary Online