Kadyrovite
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A member of the 141st Special Motorized Regiment, or any other formation subordinate to Ramzan Kadyrov.
""We are well aware of the special operation that was to take place directly by the Kadyrovites to eliminate our president. And I can say that we have received information from the FSB, who today do not want to take part in this bloody war," Danilov said. "And thanks to this, the Kadyrov elite group was destroyed, which came here to eliminate our president.""
- 2 Any other supporter of or a person close to Ramzan Kadyrov or his father, Akhmad Kadyrov.
"This state of affairs is not going to last forever. Interests will diverge, and when they do Kadyrov and the Kadyrovites will be in an unenviable position. It is difficult to imagine anywhere on the planet where they will be able to find refuge."
- 1 Supporting or pertaining to the Kadyrovs or their ideas. not-comparable
"Ruslan Kutaev is evidence of this: not only was the elderly man sentenced to four years in prison (later commuted to two months), but he was tortured and his family threatened. This seems to be the price of viewing the world in other than Kadyrovite terms."
Example
More examples""We are well aware of the special operation that was to take place directly by the Kadyrovites to eliminate our president. And I can say that we have received information from the FSB, who today do not want to take part in this bloody war," Danilov said. "And thanks to this, the Kadyrov elite group was destroyed, which came here to eliminate our president.""
Etymology
From Kadyrov + -ite, a calque of Russian кадыровец (kadyrovec), from Кадыров (Kadyrov) + -ец (-ec, “person associated with”).
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