"Stasi" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈʃtaːzi/ Audio: De-Stasi.ogg Forms: die Stasi [canonical, feminine], der Stasi [definite, genitive]
Etymology: From Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (“Ministry for State Security”). Etymology templates: {{m|de|Ministerium für Staatssicherheit||Ministry for State Security}} 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

IPA: /ˈʃtaːzi/ Audio: De-Stasi.ogg Forms: Stasi [genitive], Stasis [plural]
Etymology: From Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (“Ministry for State Security”). Etymology templates: {{m|de|Ministerium für Staatssicherheit||Ministry for State Security}} 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
  2. (derogatory) anyone seen as violating people's private sphere and/or engaged in excessive data collection Tags: derogatory, feminine Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-Stasi-de-noun-7L~52~Oj Disambiguation of Politics: 0 0 100 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 1 21 77

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