Cheka

cheka English Alternative forms en Tcheka Etymology From the Russian pronunciation of ru ЧК, abbreviation of ru Чрезвыча́йная Коми́ссия extraordinary commission. Pronunciation en /ˈtʃɛkə/ RP en en-us-Cheka.ogg US Proper noun 1 en historical The first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations, created in 1917. Derived terms en Chekist Chekism Translations Soviet security organization Belarusian: be НК f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 契卡 Czech: cs Čeka f Danish: da Tjeka c Estonian: et Tšekaa Finnish: fi Tsheka, fi Tšeka French: fr Tchéka f Georgian: ka ჩეკა German: de Tscheka f Japanese: ja チェーカー chēkā Korean: ko 체카 Norwegian: no tsjeka Nynorsk: nn Tsjeka Polish: pl Czeka f Russian: ru ЧК f, ru Чека́ f, ru ВЧК f Swedish: sv tjeka c Ukrainian: uk НК f Yiddish: yi טשעקאַ f Noun An agent of this organization; a Chekist. en 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 en acehk HACEK Hacek Háček akche hacek hac̬ek haĉek haċek haček hecka hácek háček en spelled-out initialisms en Soviet Union Organizations