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Cheka Russian [ˈtʃɛka]

(Historical Terms) Russian history the secret police set up in 1917 by the Bolshevik government: reorganized in the Soviet Union in Dec. 1922 as the GPU

[from Russian, acronym of Chrezvychainaya Komissiya Extraordinary Commission (to combat Counter-Revolution)]

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Chekist Occupations			They will play Edinburgh Venue on May 24, followed by Dingwall Club Zone (26), Thurso Viewfirth (27), Portma-homick Caledonian Hotel (28), Fort William Checka (29), Nairn Star Hotel (30) and Inverness Beyond (31). Dodgy times are a thing of the past now; PREVIEW by Dingwall, John / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) TRAVEL CHECKA CABIN in Polperro with Forest Holidays (cabins also available at prime sites throughout Britain) costs from pounds 145 per week in low season to pounds 398. Travel: Cornwall - Cabin crew; Hit the nature trail way out west says ... by Atkinson, Steve / The Mirror (London, England) Imaginative production by the duo, along with Erick Sermon and Wu-Tang's RZA on such standouts as ``Mic Checka,'' ``Well All Rite Cha'' and the title track, should keep this one alive through the holidays. SOUND CHECK by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)			check character check digit check firing check girl check guarantee card Check hook check in check into check list check mark Check nut check off check out check over check overdraft credit check register check stub check sweeping check through check up check up on check valve check-in check-out procedure check-up Checka checkable checkage checkback checkbook checked checker checker board checkerberry checkerbloom checkerboard checkered checkered adder checkered daffodil checkered lily checkered whiptail checkers checkerspot Checkerwork checking checking account checking program checking-in Checklaton Checkless checklist			Check Your Fly Check Your Head Check Your Mail Check Your Settings Check Your Understanding Check's in the Mail Check, Please check-bite check-in check-ins check-list method Check-off dollars Check-off dollars Check-Out Check-Out Check-out counter Check-out counter check-out procedure Check-sum Check-sum Check-The-Box Check-up Check-up Check-up Check-up check-ups check-ups check-ups check-ups Check/Cash Deposit Module Checka checkable checkable checkable checkable checkable checkable checkage checkback checkbite checkbook checkbook checkbook checkbook journalism checkbooks checkbooks Checkbox Checkbox Checkbox/Radio Input Replacement checkdigit Checkdisk checked checked checked checked checked checked checked against checked against checked against checked against

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