盖世太保 — meaning in English
Gài shì tài bǎo
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English meaning
- Gestapo name The secret state police of Nazi Germany, notorious for surveillance, terror, and persecution.
Senses
盖世太保 is used for these senses in English:
- Gestapo (historical, Nazism) The secret police of Nazi Germany.
Gestapo — full definition
- name The secret state police of Nazi Germany, notorious for surveillance, terror, and persecution.
- name Any harshly oppressive or intrusive group or organisation (used figuratively and often as an exaggeration).
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