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Definition of the KGB noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the KGB

noun
 
/ˌkeɪ dʒiː ˈbiː/
 
/ˌkeɪ dʒiː ˈbiː/
[singular]
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  1. the state security police of the former USSR
    Word OriginRussian, abbreviation of Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti ‘Committee of State Security’.
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