Stasi
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Stasi
from German Sta ( ats ) si ( cherheitsdienst ), literally: state security service
Example Sentences
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In 1982, East Germany’s feared and formidable secret police, the Stasi, used a creative-writing class to train its intelligence officers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
For the writing of “Indignity,” Ms. Ypi’s destination is the archives of the Sigurimi, communist Albania’s equivalent of the Stasi or KGB.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
The Mexican artist, who passed away in 1954 at age of 47, "did not completely agree" with her work being associated with the surrealist movement, Di Stasi said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
To add to the Stasi effect, the tip line offers snitches anonymity.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2025
After all, the Stasi was defunct, its infamous archives looted—many of them sold off, he suspected, to the CIA itself.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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