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Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria

DEFINITIONS OF: Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria

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n Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin's death (1899-1953)

Synonyms:
Beria
Example of:
captain, police captain, police chief
a policeman in charge of a precinct
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