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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈstɑːzi/, /ˈʃtɑːzi/
Rhymes: -ɑːzi Etymology: From German Stasi, abbreviation of Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (“Ministry for State Security”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Stasi}} German Stasi, {{abbrev|de|Ministerium für Staatssicherheit||nocap=1|nocat=1|t=Ministry for State Security}} abbreviation of Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (“Ministry for State Security”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Stasi
  1. (historical) The Ministry for State Security, secret police and intelligence organization of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Stasi-en-name-dsW36svJ Categories (other): Terms with German translations, Terms with Marathi translations, East Germany Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 53 24 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 21 43 36 Disambiguation of East Germany: 98 0 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Espionage Disambiguation of Espionage: 0 0 0

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈstɑːzi/, /ˈʃtɑːzi/ Forms: Stasi [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːzi Etymology: From German Stasi, abbreviation of Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (“Ministry for State Security”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Stasi}} German Stasi, {{abbrev|de|Ministerium für Staatssicherheit||nocap=1|nocat=1|t=Ministry for State Security}} abbreviation of Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (“Ministry for State Security”) Head templates: {{en-noun|*}} Stasi (plural Stasi)
  1. (derogatory) One who engages in covert surveillence or similar activities associated with secret police. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-Stasi-en-noun-wSaOQ3KL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Organizations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 69 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 69 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 7 24 11 3 19 21 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 28 11 2 22 24 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 53 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 3 57 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 6 59 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 21 43 36 Disambiguation of Organizations: 16 55 30
  2. (derogatory) One who imposes one's views on others; one who is unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict. Tags: derogatory Synonyms: Nazi Translations (East German Ministry for State Security): 史塔西 (shǐtǎxī) (Chinese Mandarin), 斯塔西 (Sītǎxī) (Chinese Mandarin), Stasi [feminine] (German), Stasi (Italian), シュタージ (Japanese), श्टाझी (śṭājhī) (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-Stasi-en-noun-b~7dVYgF Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Marathi translations Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 7 24 11 3 19 21 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 28 11 2 22 24 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 21 43 36 Disambiguation of 'East German Ministry for State Security': 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Espionage Disambiguation of Espionage: 0 0 0

Proper name [German]

IPA: /ˈʃtaːzi/ Audio: De-Stasi.ogg Forms: die Stasi [canonical, feminine], der Stasi [definite, genitive]
Etymology: From Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (“Ministry for State Security”). Head templates: {{de-proper noun|f.article}} die Stasi f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Stasi)
  1. Stasi Tags: definite, proper-noun, usually Derived forms: Stasifizierung, Stasimethoden, Stasi-Staat
    Sense id: en-Stasi-de-name-a-T95pIS

Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈʃtaːzi/ Audio: De-Stasi.ogg Forms: Stasi [genitive], Stasis [plural]
Etymology: From Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (“Ministry for State Security”). Head templates: {{de-noun|f,s}} Stasi f (genitive Stasi, plural Stasis)
  1. (derogatory) anyone seen as restraining freedom of opinion and speech Tags: derogatory, feminine
    Sense id: en-Stasi-de-noun-b7L8yfVC Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 7 24 11 3 19 21 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 28 11 2 22 24 5 5 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 1 45 54
  2. (derogatory) anyone seen as violating people's private sphere and/or engaged in excessive data collection Tags: derogatory, feminine
    Sense id: en-Stasi-de-noun-7L~52~Oj Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header, Politics Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 7 24 11 3 19 21 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 28 11 2 22 24 5 5 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 1 45 54 Disambiguation of Politics: 0 0 100

Proper name [Italian]

Head templates: {{it-proper noun|mfbysense}} Stasi m or f by sense
  1. a surname Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-Stasi-it-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Italian surnames, Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [Italian]

Etymology: Borrowed from German Stasi. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|de|Stasi}} Borrowed from German Stasi Head templates: {{it-proper noun}} Stasi ?
  1. (historical) Stasi (the East German ministry of state security) Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Stasi-it-name-MCvy3n7g Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "ref": "2020 June 19, David Bernstein, “On Cancel Culture and Civil Liberties”, in The Volokh Conspiracy:",
          "text": "I suspect the vast majority of us, on all points of the political spectrum, don't want to live in a society where Twitter Stasi are constantly looking for wrongthink to report to one's employer[…]",
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          "text": "Seit seiner Rente spielt mein Vater die Nachbarschaftsstasi.",
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