Andropov

American  

[an-droh-pawf, ‑pof] / ænˈdroʊ pɔf, ‑pɒf /

noun

1. Yuri 1914–84, Russian politician: general secretary of the Communist Party 1982–84.

2. a former name (1984–90) of Rybinsk.

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Andropov ¹ British  

/ ænˈdrɒpɒv, ənˈdrɔːpəf /

noun

1. a former name (1984–91) for Rybinsk

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Andropov ² British  

/ ənˈdrɔːpəf, ænˈdrɒpɒv /

noun

1. Yuri Vladimirovich. 1914–84, Soviet statesman; president of the Soviet Union (1983–84)

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Example Sentences

Brezhnev died in 1982, and relations withered under successors Yuri Andropov and Konstantin Chernenko, who were in ill health and died after less than 15 months in office.

From Washington Times • Dec. 29, 2022

His star rose further thanks to an early acquaintance with Politburo member Yuri V. Andropov, the KGB director and future Soviet leader who spent his vacations in the Stavropol region.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2022

When Brezhnev died in 1982, hopes were raised that his successor, the former KGB boss Yuri Andropov, would end the long stagnation.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2022

Andropov took power in 1982 on the death of Leonid Brezhnev, who had for 18 years led Moscow through a gentle decline that reformers branded the "era of stagnation".

From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2022

“My name is Sergei Andropov, and I am captain of peculiar resistance army. Come, I will show you around.”

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs