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Definitions for Soviet

[1] (in the Soviet Union). (before the revolution) any governmental council. (after the revolution) a local council, originally elected only by manual workers, with certain powers of local administration. (after the revolution) a higher council elected by a local council, being part of a hierarchy of soviets culminating in the Supreme Soviet.
[2] any similar council or assembly connected with a socialistic governmental system elsewhere.
[3] (initial capital letter ) Often Soviets. a governing official or person living in the Soviet Union: The Soviets have denied our charge.
[4] of or relating to a soviet.
[5] (initial capital letter ) of the Soviet Union: a Soviet statesman.
[6] (in the former Soviet Union) an elected government council at the local, regional, and national levels, which culminated in the Supreme Soviet
[7] (in prerevolutionary Russia) a local revolutionary council
[8] of or relating to a soviet
[9] of, characteristic of, or relating to the former Soviet Union, its people, or its government

Words related to Soviet

assembly, congress, diet, parliament

Words nearby Soviet

sovereign, sovereigntist, sovereignty, sovereignty association, sovetsk, soviet, soviet bloc, soviet central asia, soviet of nationalities, soviet of the union, soviet russia

Origin of Soviet

1915–20; < Russian sovét council, counsel, advice, Old Russian, OCS sŭvětŭ, equivalent to sŭ- together, with + větŭ counsel; calque of Greek symboúlion

Other words from Soviet

so·vi·et·dom [soh -vee-et-duh  m, -it-, soh-vee-et -] /ˈsoʊ viˌɛt dəm, -ɪt-, ˌsoʊ viˈɛt-/ , noun
an·ti-So·vi·et , noun, adjective
pro-So·vi·et , adjective

Word origin for Soviet

C20: from Russian sovyet council, from Old Russian sŭvĕtŭ

Synonyms for Soviet

assembly, chamber of deputies, congress, diet, general assembly, house of assembly, legislative assembly, parliament