| NOUN | person | Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria, Beria | Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin |
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| Meaning | Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin's death (1899-1953). | |
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| Synonym | Beria | |
| Instance of | captain, police captain, police chief | A policeman in charge of a precinct |
| Spanish | Beria, Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria | |
| Catalan | Beria | |
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