• Cheka

    Origin

    From the Russian pronunciation of ЧК ("Чрезвычайный Kомиссия - Chrezvychaynaya Komissiya, Extraordinary Commission")

    Full definition of Cheka

    Proper noun

    Cheka

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