Cheka

[ che-kah ]

/ ˈtʃɛ kɑ /

noun

(in the Soviet Union) the state secret-police organization (1917–22), succeeded by the GPU.

Compare KGB.

Origin of Cheka

1920–25; <Russian Cheká, Vecheká, names of the initial letters of Vserossíĭskaya chrezvycháĭnaya Kommíssiya (po bor'bé s kontrarevolyútsieĭ, spekulyátsieĭ i sabotázhem) All-Russian Extraordinary Commission (for the Struggle against Counterrevolution, Speculation and Sabotage)

OTHER WORDS FROM Cheka

Chekist, noun

Words nearby Cheka

cheiroplasty, cheiropodalgia, cheiropompholyx, cheirospasm, Cheju, Cheka, Chekhov, Chekhov, Anton, Chekhovian, Chekiang, chela

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Example sentences from the Web for Cheka

And so we talked the members of the "Cheka" round to everything that we wanted.
Beasts, Men and Gods|Ferdinand Ossendowski
They were the results of the bloody work of the "Cheka" at Minnusinsk.
Beasts, Men and Gods|Ferdinand Ossendowski
In every Siberian "Cheka" I could have had this end so joyfully accorded me.
Beasts, Men and Gods|Ferdinand Ossendowski
He is the commissar of the 'Cheka' and she is the agent of this establishment.
Beasts, Men and Gods|Ferdinand Ossendowski

In the building of the Soviet, where we came to exchange our horses, there was being held a meeting of the "Cheka."
Beasts, Men and Gods|Ferdinand Ossendowski

British Dictionary definitions for Cheka

Cheka

/ Russian (ˈtʃɛka) /

noun

Russian history the secret police set up in 1917 by the Bolshevik government: reorganized in the Soviet Union in Dec 1922 as the GPU

Word Origin for Cheka

C20: from Russian, acronym of Chrezvychainaya Komissiya Extraordinary Commission (to combat Counter-Revolution)

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单词	cheka
释义	Cheka [ che-kah ] / ˈtʃɛ kɑ / noun (in the Soviet Union) the state secret-police organization (1917–22), succeeded by the GPU. Compare KGB. Origin of Cheka 1920–25; <Russian Cheká, Vecheká, names of the initial letters of Vserossíĭskaya chrezvycháĭnaya Kommíssiya (po bor'bé s kontrarevolyútsieĭ, spekulyátsieĭ i sabotázhem) All-Russian Extraordinary Commission (for the Struggle against Counterrevolution, Speculation and Sabotage) OTHER WORDS FROM Cheka Chekist, noun Words nearby Cheka cheiroplasty, cheiropodalgia, cheiropompholyx, cheirospasm, Cheju, Cheka, Chekhov, Chekhov, Anton, Chekhovian, Chekiang, chela Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Cheka And so we talked the members of the "Cheka" round to everything that we wanted. Beasts, Men and Gods\|Ferdinand Ossendowski They were the results of the bloody work of the "Cheka" at Minnusinsk. Beasts, Men and Gods\|Ferdinand Ossendowski In every Siberian "Cheka" I could have had this end so joyfully accorded me. Beasts, Men and Gods\|Ferdinand Ossendowski He is the commissar of the 'Cheka' and she is the agent of this establishment. Beasts, Men and Gods\|Ferdinand Ossendowski In the building of the Soviet, where we came to exchange our horses, there was being held a meeting of the "Cheka." Beasts, Men and Gods\|Ferdinand Ossendowski British Dictionary definitions for Cheka Cheka / Russian (ˈtʃɛka) / noun Russian history the secret police set up in 1917 by the Bolshevik government: reorganized in the Soviet Union in Dec 1922 as the GPU Word Origin for Cheka C20: from Russian, acronym of Chrezvychainaya Komissiya Extraordinary Commission (to combat Counter-Revolution) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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