OMON
/ˈəʊmɒn/ /əʊˈmɒn/(also Omon)
noun
In Russia or (formerly) the Soviet Union: an elite subdivision of the state militia formed in 1987 to deal with organized crime and keep public order at mass meetings, and used (especially in the early 1990s) to counteract anti-government and regional separatist movements.
- OMON is part of and controlled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs or MVD..
Origin
1980s. From Russian OMON, acronym from the initial letters of Otrjad(y) Milicii Osobogo Naznačenija Special Purpose Militia Detachment(s).
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- Homerologist
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- home-ruled
- Home Ruler
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- home run
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- Home Secretary
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- Home Service
- home shopper
- home shopping
- homeshoring