gestapo

noun

ge·​sta·​po gə-ˈstä-(ˌ)pō 

plural gestapos

: a secret-police organization employing underhanded and terrorist methods against persons suspected of disloyalty

Examples of gestapo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the religious gestapo thugs who ran the country were not only committed in the name of Allah to destroying Israel, the Little Satan, and the United States, the Big Satan, but western civilization as well. — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026

Other signs urged people to love their neighbors or likened ICE to the gestapo. — Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2026

Some of the posts referenced were shared back in July, with more recent activity on the account being reposts of content from other users which included comparing ICE to the gestapo, and a comparison of Border Patrol El Centro chief Greg Bovino to Hitler. — Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025

The people who found the postcards were so terrified that almost all the cards were turned over to the gestapo. — Rabih Alameddine september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

German, from Geheime Staatspolizei, literally, secret state police

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gestapo

• capo
• taupo