Definition of Chekists

1. chekist [n] - See also: chekist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chekists

cheiroplasty
cheiropodalgia
cheiropompholyx
cheiropter
cheiropterous
cheiropters
cheiropterygia
cheiropterygium
cheirosophy
cheirospasm
cheka
chekas
chekelatoun
chekhovichite
chekist
chekists (current term)
chela
chelae
chelandion
chelas
chelaship
chelaships
chelatable
chelate
chelate complex
chelate compound
chelated
chelates
chelating
chelating agent

Literary usage of Chekists

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Balance Sheet of Sovietism by Boris Leo Brasol (1922)
"... went so far as to declare that he was quite willing to be shadowed by dozens of chekists. "The Workers' and Peasants' State" has set up a model dynamo ..."

2. Sub-Saharan Africa & U.S. National Interests by Don Henk, Anthony D. Marley, John P. Brooks (1998)
"But ultimately, the chekists helped devour their own. The hard-hitting detail which Parrish marshals is most impressive, if at times tedious. ..."

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