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Meaning of Securitate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
sɪkjʊəɹɪˈtɑːteɪ

Definitions

The official state security and secret police force of Romania under Communist rule.

historical

Equivalents

Deutsch Securitate

Examples

“My young interpreter scowls, inserting into her translation her own memories of six-hour queues to buy milk, and of the feared Securitate secret police.”
“Even our Securitate-approved minders went into a mental coma when we questioned the genius of the Genius of the Carpathians, Nicolae Ceauşescu.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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