Beria

American  

[ber-ee-uh, bye-ryi-yuh] / ˈbɛr i ə, ˈbyɛ ryɪ yə /

noun

1. Lavrenti Pavlovich 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.

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Beria British  

/ ˈbɛrɪə, ˈbjerijə /

noun

1. Lavrenti Pavlovich (laˈvrjentij ˈpavləvitʃ). 1899–1953, Soviet chief of secret police; killed by his associates shortly after Stalin's death

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Example Sentences

As Stalin’s deputy premier Beria once boasted: “Show me the man, and I’ll show you the crime.”

From Washington Times

“The physical distancing requirements of Covid gives us huge leverage,” said Maria Vittoria Beria, a spokeswoman in the Milan mayor’s office.

From New York Times

Lavrentiy Beria, the infamous prosecutor for the murderous dictator Josef Stalin, boasted of his system of “justice” in the Soviet Union.

From Washington Times

Hubbard describes how Mohammed consolidated his position with gangster tactics straight out of the playbook of Stalin and his secret police chief, Lavrentiy Beria.

From Washington Post

She said her church, New Beria MB Church in Athens, introduced her to the wax museum concept.

From Washington Times