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 .

Word History and Origins

Origin of KGB¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of KGB¹

from Russian Komitet Gosudarstvennoi Bezopasnosti State Security Committee

Example Sentences

Back home, KGB leadership was pledging loyalty to the secretary general and his planned reforms.

From The Daily Beast

Over the next few years, a chasm would open up between the Party and the KGB, culminating with the failed coup in August 1991.

From The Daily Beast

In June 1989, the head of the KGB in Leningrad issued a public statement condemning secret-police crimes committed under Stalin.

From The Daily Beast

This past election night saw the return of the KGB Radio Hour at KGB Bar in New York City.

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Or one portraying the former KGB officer as a superhero surrounded by doves?

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None at all when the dacha wasn't in use for a conference or to hide someone on the lam from the KGB.

From Project Gutenberg

If there were any KGB men aboard, he wanted to dissolve into mediocrity so far as they were concerned.

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The KGB has the latest in equipment for spotting the location of an illegal station.

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He had operated for over a year with no signs that the KGB was aware of his activities.

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