OGPU

or Og·pu

[ og-poo ]

noun

1. (in the U.S.S.R.) the government's secret-police organization (1923–1934).

Ogpu

/ ˈɒɡpuː /

noun

1. the Soviet police and secret police from 1923 to 1934

Word History and Origins

Origin of OGPU¹

< Russian Ógpu, for Obʾʾedinënnoe gosudárstvennoe politícheskoe upravlénie Unified State Political Directorate

Word History and Origins

Origin of OGPU¹

C20: from Russian O ( byedinyonnoye ) g ( osudarstvennoye ) p ( oliticheskoye ) u ( pravleniye ) United State Political Administration