Cheka
See also: cheka
English edit
Etymology edit
From the Russian pronunciation of ЧК (ČK), abbreviation of Чрезвыча́йная Коми́ссия (Črezvyčájnaja Komíssija, “extraordinary commission”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɛkə/
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Proper noun edit
Cheka
- (historical) The first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations, created in 1917.
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Soviet security organization
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Noun edit
Cheka (plural Chekas)
- An agent of this organization; a Chekist.
- 2015, Vladimir N. Brovkin, Behind the Front Lines of the Civil War:
- Furthermore, in order to eliminate friction between the ECs of soviets and the Chekas in the provinces, Dzerzhinsky was appointed people's commissar of internal affairs […]