Ge‧sta‧po /ɡeˈstɑːpəʊ $ -poʊ/
noun[
Date: 1900-2000;
Language: German;
Origin: geheime staatspolizei 'secret state police']
the Gestapo the secret police force used by the state in Germany during the Nazi period
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