silovik
English
Etymology
From Russian силови́к (silovík), from си́ла (síla, “force”) + adjective suffix -ов (-ov, “-able/-ible”) + agent suffix -ик (-ik, “-ist, -er”), adjective: силово́й (silovój, “of or related to force”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiːləvɪk/, /ˈsɪləvɪk/
Noun
silovik (plural siloviks or siloviki)
- (politics) A member of the Russian military, police, or intelligence services (chiefly the KGB or, later, the FSB), or a politician with a background in such services.
- 2023, Robert Service, “The Misinformation Game”, in Literary Review, number 520:
- [T]he so-called siloviki have installed themselves deep inside the country’s boss class – something that did not happen to anything like the same degree during the Cold War.
Translations
former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)
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