proteksiya

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Pronunciations

protesksiya (proh-TEHK-see-ah) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Influence, pull.

  • n. Nepotism, favoritism.

Example Sentences

  • "Why can't we have normal government operating according to normal principles? Not a small oligarchical elite and protektsiya?" (source)

  • "I'm not saying you won't be able to get a phone for the apartment within the year, but you'll need protektsiya." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew
  • Russian

Etymology

  • MH פְּרוֹטֶקְצְיָה⁩ protéktzya

      • Who Uses This

      • Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      proteksiyah, protektsiyah, protektsiya, protektziya, protektziyah, proteksia, proteksiah, protekziah, protekzia, protektsia, protektsiah, protektziah, protektzia

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