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/ˈsiːləvɪk/ · noun
(politics) A member of the Russian military, law enforcement, or intelligence services (the KGB or FSB), or a politician with a background in such services..
[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.
Use silovik when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Silovik means (politics) A member of the Russian military, law enforcement, or intelligence services (the KGB or FSB), or a politician with a background in such services..
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[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.
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