Vopon.
/ˈfəʊpəʊ/, U.S. /ˈvoʊˌpoʊ/ (A member of) the Volkspolizei (see Volkspolizei n.).
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Vopo1954
1954 Ann. Reg. 1953 216 Members of the ‘people's police’, or Vopos, threw away their weapons.
1959 News Chron. 9 July 4/6 The Vopo—the People's Police.
1966 R. Thomas Spy in Vodka (1967) xiii. 136 ‘We run to an apartment building directly in front of the wall.’ ‘What are the Vopos and Grepos doing all this time?’
1967 J. Gardner Madrigal iv. 74 The Vopos and Grepos..were all young men,..each one washed from childhood into the Communist pattern.
1978 L. Heren Growing up on The Times vi. 237 The young Vopo returned with a sergeant.., who returned our passports with an apology.
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