dru|zhin|nik

dru|zhin|nik «droo ZHEE nihk», noun, plural -ni|ki «-nih kee».

a civilian auxiliary policeman in the former Soviet Union: »

The Druzhinniki…are also to be found guarding courtrooms during political trials (London Times).

╂[< Russian druzhinnik < (Narodnaya) Druzhina (People's) Patrol]