soviet, n. & adj.
--n.
1 an elected local, district, or national council in the USSR.
2 (Soviet) a citizen of the USSR.
3 hist. a revolutionary council of workers, peasants, etc. before 1917.
--adj. (usu. Soviet) of or concerning the Soviet Union.

Derivative

Sovietize v.tr. (also -ise). Sovietization n.

Etymology

Russ. sovet council

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soviet

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