/geuh stah"poh/ ; Ger. /geuh shtah"poh/ , n.
1. the German state secret police during the Nazi regime, organized in 1933 and notorious for its brutal methods and operations.
adj.
2. ( sometimes l.c. ) of or resembling the Nazi Gestapo, esp. in the brutal suppression of opposition: The new regime is using gestapo tactics.
[ Ge ( heime ) Sta ( ats ) po ( lizei ) ]