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Chekists

Chekists is the plural of Chekist.

Meaning of Chekist

Noun

Chekist (plural Chekists)

  1. (historical) An agent of the Cheka.
  2. (broadly, metonymically) A national security official of the KGB, FSB or any of the security services of the Soviet Union or Russian Federation.

Questions about Chekists

What is Chekists the plural of?
Chekists is the plural of Chekist.

Words near Chekists in the dictionary

  1. cheki
  2. Chekiang
  3. Chekiangese
  4. chekis
  5. Chekist
  6. Chekists
  7. chekmak
  8. Chekoslovakia
  9. Chekoslovakian
  10. cheks
  11. Chel

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