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KGB

or K.G.B.
  1. the intelligence and internal-security agency of the former Soviet Union, organized in 1954 and responsible for enforcement of security regulations, protection of political leaders, the guarding of borders, and clandestine operations abroad.

KGB

abbreviation for

  1. See GRU
    the former Soviet secret police, founded in 1954 Compare GRU

KGB

  1. The secret police of the former Soviet Union .

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Word History and Origins

Origin of KGB1

< Russian, for K ( omitét ) g ( osudárstvennoĭ ) b ( ezopásnosti ) Committee for State Security

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Word History and Origins

Origin of KGB1

from Russian Komitet Gosudarstvennoi Bezopasnosti State Security Committee

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