| 单词 | ovra |
| 释义 | > as lemmasOVRA OVRA n. [ < Italian O.V.R.A., apparently an initialism, although the phrase represented is uncertain: see quot. 1961] the secret police of Fascist Italy. Π 1930 Times 4 Dec. 15/3 All these arrests are said to have been made by the ‘O.V.R.A.’, a special section of the police, dependent directly on the Ministry of the Interior. 1961 C. F. Delzell Mussolini's Enemies i. 41 The first of these sections was the OVRA, established late in 1927... The precise meaning of the initials is still uncertain... Three interpretations have been suggested: Organizzazione di Vigilanza e Repressione dell'Antifascismo (‘Organization for Vigilance and Repression of Anti-Fascism’); Organo di Vigilanza dei Reati Antistatali (‘Organ of Vigilance for Anti-State Crimes’); and Opera Volontaria di Repressione Antifascista (‘Voluntary Agency for Anti-Fascist Repression’). 1978 H. Wouk War & Remembrance ii. 27 If we deny you're here, the OVRA will come on board to search. < as lemmas |
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