Volkspolizein.

Brit.

/ˈfɒlksˌpəʊlɪtˌsʌɪ/,

/ˈvɒlksˌpəʊlɪtˌsʌɪ/,

/ˈvəʊksˌpəʊlɪtˌsʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈvoʊ(l)ksˌpoʊlɪtˌsaɪ/,

/ˈfoʊ(l)ksˌpoʊlɪtˌsaɪ/,

/ˈfɔlksˌpoʊlɪtˌsaɪ/,

/ˈvɔlksˌpoʊlɪtˌsaɪ/

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Volkspolizei.

Etymology: < German Volkspolizei (1949) < Volks- , combining form of Volk people (see folk n.) + Polizei police (c1800; 15th cent. in sense ‘government’; < post-classical Latin politia police n.).The Volkspolizei was effectively founded in May 1945 by the Soviet military administration of East Germany. In May 1949 it became officially known as the Deutsche Volkspolizei. It ceased to exist on 3 October 1990 with the reunification of East and West Germany.

Now historical.

The national police force of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), disbanded in 1990. Colloquially known as the Vopo (see Vopo n.).

ΘΠ

society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > police forces in specific countries or regions

holy brotherhooda1739

hermandad1772

religious police1775

state police1779

gendarmerie1792

police1798

Scotland Yard1830

guardia civil1846

RCMP1920

RUC1922

Arab Legion1923

Garda Síochána1923

Schupo1923

Mets1944

Vopo1954

maréchaussée1955

U.S.C.1963

Garda1970

1948 Economist 18 Dec. 1004/2 The Volkspolizei has been largely recruited from German prisoners of war who have passed through courses of political training in Russia and have recently been sent back to Germany.

1967 R. V. Beste Repeat Instruct. (1968) ix. 94 He walked past Volkspolizei, who eyed him suspiciously.

1980 A. Coppel Hastings Conspiracy vii. 52 Two uniformed officers of the Volkspolizei..had hurried him to the military airfield at Bützow.

2015 Mod. Lang. Rev. 110 1096 Police advisers strove to protect the image of the Volkspolizei from contamination by knowledge of practices associated above all with the Ministry for State Security, or Stasi.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

Volkspolizei n. /ˈfɔlkspolitsai/ a police force of the German Democratic Republic; members of this.

ΚΠ

1964 L. Deighton Funeral in Berlin vi. 38 A volkspolizei troop carrier was parked at the roadside.

1967 R. V. Beste Repeat Instruct. (1968) ix. 94 He walked past Volkspolizei, who eyed him suspiciously.

1980 A. Coppel Hastings Conspiracy vii. 52 Two uniformed officers of the Volkspolizei..had hurried him to the military airfield at Bützow.

单词	volkspolizei
释义	Volkspolizein. Brit. /ˈfɒlksˌpəʊlɪtˌsʌɪ/, /ˈvɒlksˌpəʊlɪtˌsʌɪ/, /ˈvəʊksˌpəʊlɪtˌsʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈvoʊ(l)ksˌpoʊlɪtˌsaɪ/, /ˈfoʊ(l)ksˌpoʊlɪtˌsaɪ/, /ˈfɔlksˌpoʊlɪtˌsaɪ/, /ˈvɔlksˌpoʊlɪtˌsaɪ/ Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Volkspolizei. Etymology: < German Volkspolizei (1949) < Volks- , combining form of Volk people (see folk n.) + Polizei police (c1800; 15th cent. in sense ‘government’; < post-classical Latin politia police n.).The Volkspolizei was effectively founded in May 1945 by the Soviet military administration of East Germany. In May 1949 it became officially known as the Deutsche Volkspolizei. It ceased to exist on 3 October 1990 with the reunification of East and West Germany. Now historical. The national police force of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), disbanded in 1990. Colloquially known as the Vopo (see Vopo n.). ΘΠ society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > police forces in specific countries or regions holy brotherhooda1739 hermandad1772 religious police1775 state police1779 gendarmerie1792 police1798 Scotland Yard1830 guardia civil1846 RCMP1920 RUC1922 Arab Legion1923 Garda Síochána1923 Schupo1923 Mets1944 Vopo1954 maréchaussée1955 U.S.C.1963 Garda1970 1948 Economist 18 Dec. 1004/2 The Volkspolizei has been largely recruited from German prisoners of war who have passed through courses of political training in Russia and have recently been sent back to Germany. 1967 R. V. Beste Repeat Instruct. (1968) ix. 94 He walked past Volkspolizei, who eyed him suspiciously. 1980 A. Coppel Hastings Conspiracy vii. 52 Two uniformed officers of the Volkspolizei..had hurried him to the military airfield at Bützow. 2015 Mod. Lang. Rev. 110 1096 Police advisers strove to protect the image of the Volkspolizei from contamination by knowledge of practices associated above all with the Ministry for State Security, or Stasi. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). > as lemmas Volkspolizei Volkspolizei n. /ˈfɔlkspolitsai/ a police force of the German Democratic Republic; members of this. ΚΠ 1964 L. Deighton Funeral in Berlin vi. 38 A volkspolizei troop carrier was parked at the roadside. 1967 R. V. Beste Repeat Instruct. (1968) ix. 94 He walked past Volkspolizei, who eyed him suspiciously. 1980 A. Coppel Hastings Conspiracy vii. 52 Two uniformed officers of the Volkspolizei..had hurried him to the military airfield at Bützow. extracted from volkn. < n.1948 as lemmas
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Volkspolizein.

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