silovik

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Etymology

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From Russian силови́к (silovík), from си́ла (síla, force) + adjective suffix -ов (-ov, -able/-ible) + agent suffix -ик (-ik, -ist, -er), adjective: силово́й (silovój, of or related to force).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsiːləvɪk/, /ˈsɪləvɪk/

Noun

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silovik (plural siloviks or siloviki)

  1. (politics) A member of the Russian military, police, or intelligence services (chiefly the KGB or, later, the FSB), or a politician with a background in such services.
    • 2023, Robert Service, “The Misinformation Game”, in Literary Review, number 520:
      [T]he so-called siloviki have installed themselves deep inside the country’s boss class – something that did not happen to anything like the same degree during the Cold War.

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