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KGB

 (kā′jē-bē′)
n.
The intelligence and internal security agency of the former Soviet Union.

[Russian, from K(omitet) G(osudarstvennoĭ) B(ezopasnosti) : komitet, committee + gosudarstvennoĭ : genitive of gosudarstvennyĭ, of the state + bezopasnosti, genitive of bezopasnost', security.]
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KGB

abbreviation for
the former Soviet secret police, founded in 1954. Compare GRU
[from Russian Komitet Gosudarstvennoi Bezopasnosti State Security Committee]
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KGB

or K.G.B.,

the Soviet secret police responsible for intelligence and internal security, formed in l954.
[< Russian, for K(omitét)g(osudárstvennoĭ)b(ezopásnosti) Committee for State Security]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.KGB - formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet RussiaKGB - formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia
Russian agency - an administrative agency of the Russian government
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KGB

N (in former USSR) → KGB f
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KGB

[ˌkeɪdʒiːˈbiː] n abbrKGB m
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KGB

nKGB m
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KGB

[ˌkeɪdʒiːˈbiː] n abbr the KGBil KGB
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Although the broad outlines of this story would sound familiar to residents of most authoritarian states, Matulaitis was the target of a distinctive KGB tactic known as profilaktika, or "prophylaxis." This tactic was designed to prevent minor political transgressors from turning into habitual critics of the regime by summoning them to "prophylactic chats" and other police-led interventions, where KGB officers (sometimes joined by other citizens) questioned their targets, lectured them about Soviet values, elicited a confession, and warned about tough measures against recidivists.
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