Soviet Definition

sōvē-ĕt, -ĭt, sŏvē-, sōvē-ĕt
noun

Any of the various governing councils that performed executive and legislative functions in the Soviet Union: in structure the soviets formed a pyramid, with the village and town soviets as its base and the Supreme Soviet as its apex.

Webster's New World
Any similar council in a socialist governing system.
Webster's New World
The government officials or the people of the Soviet Union, Russia, or Uzbekistan.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun
(history) Any of the governing workers' councils in the Soviet Union.
Wiktionary
adjective
Of a soviet or soviets or government by soviets.
Webster's New World
Of or connected with the Soviet Union.
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Other Word Forms of Soviet

Noun

Singular:
soviet
Plural:
soviets

Origin of Soviet

  • From Russian совет (sovet, “council"), from Old Russian and Old Church Slavonic съвѣтъ (sÅ­vÄ›tÅ­, “advice"). Compounded from со- (so-) + Old Church Slavonic вѣтъ (vÄ›tÅ­, “agreement"), from Proto-Slavic *vÄ›tÑŠ (“council, talk"). Related words include навет, извет, ответ, привет, обет, вече, отвечать, ответить, завещать, and совещаться. Probably cognate with Polish witać (“to welcome").

    From Wiktionary

  • Russian sovet council, soviet from Old Russian sŭvětŭ ksun in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Russian совет (sovét), советский (sovétskij)

    From Wiktionary

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