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< /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/, 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.

noun

1. Lavrenti Pavlovich (laˈvrjentij ˈpavləvitʃ). 1899–1953, Soviet chief of secret police; killed by his associates shortly after Stalin’s death