Dictionary

silovik en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsiːləvɪk/
• /ˈsɪləvɪk/

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”).

Meanings

1. 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. 2023, Robert Service, “The Misinformation Game”, in Literary Review, number 520:

Forms

Deriveds

silovarchy · silovarch

Relateds

Chekist · securocrat

Translations (21)

ja シロヴィキ (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) · bg силови́к (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) · tr silovik (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) · ko 실로비크 (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) · de Silowik (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) · he סילוביקי (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) · ja シロヴィク (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) · uk силови́к (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) · nb silovik (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) · sh silovik (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) · sh силовик (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) · be сілаві́к (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) · cmn 西羅維基 /西罗维基 (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) · nl silovik (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) · cmn 強力部門 /强力部门 (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) · sv silovik (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) · fi silovikki (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) · hy ուժային (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) · ru силови́к (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) · fr silovik (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) · ko 실로비키 (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia))