Cheka
nounUK /ˈtʃɛkə/
Etymology From the Russian pronunciation of ЧК (ČK), abbreviation of Чрезвыча́йная Коми́ссия (Črezvyčájnaja Komíssija, “extraordinary commission”).
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An agent of this organization; a Chekist.
- 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 […]2015, Vladimir N. Brovkin, Behind the Front Lines of the Civil War: