ˈchā(ˌ)kä noun
( -s )
Etymology: Russian, from che + ka, names of initial letters of Chrezvychainaya Kommissiya extraordinary commission
: secret police (as in a Communist-dominated country) having virtually unrestrained power over life and death
ˈchā(ˌ)kä noun
( -s )
Etymology: Russian, from che + ka, names of initial letters of Chrezvychainaya Kommissiya extraordinary commission
: secret police (as in a Communist-dominated country) having virtually unrestrained power over life and death
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012