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OGPU
or Og·pu
[ og-poo ]
noun
- (in the U.S.S.R.) the government's secret-police organization (1923–1934).
Ogpu
/ ˈɒɡpuː /
noun
- the Soviet police and secret police from 1923 to 1934
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Origin of OGPU1
< Russian Ógpu, for Obʾʾedinënnoe gosudárstvennoe politícheskoe upravlénie Unified State Political Directorate
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Word History and Origins
Origin of OGPU1
C20: from Russian O ( byedinyonnoye ) g ( osudarstvennoye ) p ( oliticheskoye ) u ( pravleniye ) United State Political Administration
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