Stasi
Meanings
name
- The Ministry for State Security, secret police and intelligence organization of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).
noun
- One who engages in covert surveillence or similar activities associated with secret police.
- One who imposes one's views on others; one who is unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From German Stasi, abbreviation of Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (“Ministry for State Security”).
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