Cheka

See also: cheka

English

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Cheka

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Alternative forms

• Tcheka

Etymology

From the Russian pronunciation of ЧК (ČK), abbreviation of Чрезвыча́йная Коми́ссия (Črezvyčájnaja Komíssija, “extraordinary commission”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɛkə/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

the Cheka

1. (historical) The first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations, created in 1917.

Derived terms

• Chekist

Translations

Soviet security organization

Belarusian: НК f (NK) Chinese: Mandarin: 契卡 (Qìkǎ) Czech: Čeka f Danish: Tjeka c Estonian: Tšekaa Finnish: Tsheka, Tšeka French: Tchéka (fr) f Georgian: ჩეკა (čeḳa) German: Tscheka f Japanese: チェーカー (chēkā) Korean: 체카 (cheka) Norwegian: tsjeka Nynorsk: Tsjeka Polish: Czeka f Russian: ЧК (ru) f (ČK), Чека́ (ru) f (Čeká), ВЧК (ru) f (VČK) Swedish: tjeka c Ukrainian: НК f (NK) Yiddish: טשעקאַ f (tsheka)

Noun

Cheka (plural Chekas)

1. 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 […]

Anagrams

• HACEK, Hacek, Háček, akche, hacek, hac̬ek, haĉek, haċek, haček, hecka, hácek, háček