Stasi
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Stasi
from German Sta ( ats ) si ( cherheitsdienst ), literally: state security service
Example Sentences
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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
There’s only so much hard evidence for her to work with—the Sigurimi was not as meticulous in its record-keeping as the Stasi.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
The work is a "very personal" painting, in which Kahlo "merges folkloric motifs from Mexican culture with European surrealism," Anna Di Stasi, the head of Latin American art at Sotheby's, told AFP.
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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