soviet

so·vi·et

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
[S-] [pl.] the government officials or the people of the Soviet Union, Russia, or Uzbekistan

Origin of soviet

Russian sovet, council, advice

of a soviet or soviets or government by soviets
[S-] of or connected with the Soviet Union

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soviet

noun

One of the popularly elected legislative assemblies that were created after the Russian Revolution (1917) and existed at local, regional, and national levels in the former Soviet Union.
Soviet A native or inhabitant of the former Soviet Union.

adjective

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

Origin of soviet

Russian sovet council, soviet from Old Russian sŭvětŭ ; see ksun in Indo-European roots.

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Noun

(plural soviets)

A form of governing council in the former Soviet Union.
The main form of communist government at all levels in the Soviet Union imposed in the bolshevik October Revolution in the former imperial Russia.

Adjective

(comparative more soviet, superlative most soviet)

Pertaining to or resembling a soviet (council).
Relating to the ideology, culture or politics of the Soviet Union.

Origin

From Russian ÑÐ¾Ð²ÐµÑ‚ (sovet, “council"), from Old Russian and Old Church Slavonic ÑÑŠÐ²Ñ£Ñ‚ÑŠ (sÅvÄ›tÅ, “advice"). Compounded from ÑÐ¾- (so-) + Old Church Slavonic Ð²Ñ£Ñ‚ÑŠ (vÄ›tÅ, “agreement"), from Proto-Slavic *vÄ›tÑŠ (“council, talk"). Related words include Ð½Ð°Ð²ÐµÑ‚, Ð¸Ð·Ð²ÐµÑ‚, Ð¾Ñ‚Ð²ÐµÑ‚, Ð¿Ñ€Ð¸Ð²ÐµÑ‚, Ð¾Ð±ÐµÑ‚, Ð²ÐµÑ‡Ðµ, Ð¾Ñ‚Ð²ÐµÑ‡Ð°Ñ‚ÑŒ, Ð¾Ñ‚Ð²ÐµÑ‚Ð¸Ñ‚ÑŒ, Ð·Ð°Ð²ÐµÑ‰Ð°Ñ‚ÑŒ, and ÑÐ¾Ð²ÐµÑ‰Ð°Ñ‚ÑŒÑÑ. Probably cognate with Polish witaÄ‡ (“to welcome").

Proper noun

(history) Any of the governing workers' councils in the Soviet Union.

Noun

(plural Soviets)

A citizen of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Adjective

(comparative more Soviet, superlative most Soviet)

(history, not comparable) Pertaining to the Soviet Union or its constituent republics.
Supporting or representing the Soviet Union or Sovietism; Sovietist.

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