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(sō′vē et′, -it; sō′vē et′)

noun

1. 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
2. any similar council in a socialist governing system
the government officials or the people of the Soviet Union, Russia, or Uzbekistan

Origin: Russ sovyet, council, advice < s(o)-, together (< IE *kom-: see com-) + -vèt, speak, ult. < IE base *weid-, to see, know, make known > wise

adjective

of a soviet or soviets or government by soviets
of or connected with the Soviet Union

See soviet in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One of the popularly elected legislative assemblies that existed at local, regional, and national levels in the former Soviet Union.
Soviet A native or inhabitant of the former Soviet Union.

adjective

often Soviet Of or relating to the former Soviet Union.
Of or relating to a soviet.

Origin:

Origin: Russian sovet, council, soviet

Origin: , from Old Russian sŭvětŭ; see ksun in Indo-European roots

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