Stasi

/ (ˈstɑːzɪ) /

noun

formerly, the secret police in East Germany

Origin of Stasi

from German Sta (ats) si (cherheitsdienst), literally: state security service

Words Nearby Stasi

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How to use Stasi in a sentence

Either way, expect the future of agencies like the NSA and FBI to look less like the Stasi and more like Stuxnet.
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Remember the Stasi, the secret police who operated in East Germany when it was a communist state?
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Stasi added it's a "boon for the out-of-shape and perhaps a giant economic loss for high-end gyms, particularly in Brooklyn."
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A brilliant look into the lives of the 1980s East German Stasi (Secret Police) and the civilians they spy and eavesdrop on.
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It was then that Vera Lengsfeld learned that that the Stasi informer code named “Donald” was her husband, Knud Wollenberger.
The Spy in My Bed | Bob Jamieson | October 2, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST

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