silovik

Meaning

Noun

  • A Russian politician from the old security or military services, often the KGB, FSB, and military officers or other security services who came into power during the 1990s or 2000s.

Origin

  • From Russian силови́к, from си́ла + adjective suffix -ов + agent suffix -ик, adjective: силово́й

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