First Known Use: 1934
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gestapo
noun ge·sta·po \gə-ˈstä-(ˌ)pō\
plural ge·sta·pos
Definition of GESTAPO
: a secret-police organization employing underhanded and terrorist methods against persons suspected of disloyalty
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Origin of GESTAPO
German, from Geheime Staatspolizei, literally, secret state police
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