soviet

noun

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so·vi·et | \ ˈsō-vē-ˌet

, ˈsä-, -vē-ət \

Definition of soviet

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : an elected governmental council in a Communist country

2 Soviets plural

a : bolsheviks

b : the people and especially the political and military leaders of the Soviet Union

Soviet

adjective

Definition of Soviet (Entry 2 of 2)

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Soviet Union or its people Soviet history/policy a Soviet spy Soviet dissidents

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Examples of soviet in a Sentence

Noun disputes between Americans and Soviets The plan was opposed by the Soviets.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Obviously if the Democratic presidential candidate were to suddenly start calling for dissolving Congress in favor of decentralized rule by workers’ soviets, that would probably hurt them. — Dylan Matthews, Vox, 18 July 2018 This cultural tendency produced little soviets in the factories and barracks, which came together in a big Soviet in Petrograd; and suddenly The People, stomped-down for centuries, emerged as a living entity. — Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017

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