gestapo
/ɡəˈstɑːpoʊ/
noun
- The secret police of Nazi Germany, known for its brutal methods and suppression of opposition.
- The Gestapo arrested thousands of people suspected of resisting the Nazi regime.
- In history class, we learned about the Gestapo's role in enforcing Nazi policies.
- Many families lived in fear of a knock on the door from the Gestapo.
- Any secret police force or oppressive group that uses harsh methods to control people.
- Citizens accused the new security agency of acting like a gestapo.
- The dictator's gestapo silenced all political dissent through intimidation.
- In the novel, the gestapo of the fictional state monitored every citizen's conversation.