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In some senses, kgb is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.
kgb
name 2noun 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
dangerous, own
VERB + KGB
links, think
KGB + NOUN
departments, precursor
PREP.
than
ADV.
sadly
Definitions
name
1
The Committee for State Security of the Soviet Union (the Soviet security service).
President Putin's KGB roots have sadly informed a style of governance that is neither reformist nor particularly democratic. The common thread throughout his domestic and foreign policies is his effort to trade on fear -- the fears of Russians that their country is under attack from hostile external forces (Chechens, NATO or free marketeers); and the fears of Westerners that if not for a strong, pragmatic leader, Russia will again become unruly, unstable and potentially aggressive.
But in 1967 Treholt's trenchant opposition to the Vietnam War attracted the attention of the KGB.
2
The security service of Belarus.
noun
1
Initialism of known good board.
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President Putin's KGB roots have sadly informed a style of governance that is neither reformist nor particularly democratic. The common thread throughout his domestic and foreign policies is his effor
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But in 1967 Treholt's trenchant opposition to the Vietnam War attracted the attention of the KGB.
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Sometimes, Grandma is more dangerous than the KGB.
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I think the KGB was implicated.
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This street is named after the Cheka, the forerunner of the KGB.
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Putin has historical links to the KGB.
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