Ge·sta·po (g -stä p , -shtä-)n. 1. 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. 2. gestapo pl. ge·sta·pos A police organization that employs terroristic methods to control a populace. adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the German security police organized under the Nazi regime. 2. gestapo Of, relating to, or characteristic of terroristic police methods or operations: gestapo tactics. [German Ge(heime) Sta(ats)po(lizei), secret state police : geheim, secret + Staat, state + Polizei, police.] |
Gestapo [gɛˈstɑːpəʊ (German) geˈʃtaːpo]
n
(Historical Terms) the secret state police in Nazi Germany, noted for its brutal methods of interrogation
[from German Ge(heime) Sta(ats)po(lizei), literally: secret state police]
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| Noun | 1. | Gestapo - the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear secret police - a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition) Schutzstaffel, SS - special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps |
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