KGB

American  

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.

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KGB British  

abbreviation

1. the former Soviet secret police, founded in 1954 Compare GRU

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KGB Cultural  

1. The secret police of the former Soviet Union.

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Etymology

Origin of KGB

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

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Example Sentences

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KGB

After hosting a literary event at KGB Bar in the East Village, I found myself with five hungry friends demanding dinner at 1 a.m. on a Tuesday night.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

These men were FSB, the successor to the Soviet-era KGB.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The book’s title refers to the Soviet agent Oleg Lyalin, a relatively low-level but irrepressibly ambitious KGB operative who defected to Britain in 1971.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

But Ian McCredie, MI6’s undercover agent in the embassy, quickly concluded that the Russian was a genuine defector with access to invaluable intelligence about KGB operations in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

His personnel file painted the picture of a CIA agent who was deeply knowledgeable about the KGB but also careless, clumsy, and erratic.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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