OGPU

or Og·pu

[ og-poo ]
/ ˈɒg pu /

noun

(in the U.S.S.R.) the government's secret-police organization (1923–1934).
Compare Cheka, KGB.

Origin of OGPU

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

British Dictionary definitions for ogpu

Ogpu
/ (ˈɒɡpuː) /

noun

the Soviet police and secret police from 1923 to 1934

Word Origin for Ogpu

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