soviet

noun

so·vi·et | \ ˈsō-vē-ˌet

, ˈsä-, -vē-ət\

Definition of soviet

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 U.S.S.R.

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Other Words from soviet

soviet adjective, often capitalized

sovietism \ ˈsō-vē-ə-ˌti-zəm

, ˈsä- \ noun, often capitalized

Examples of soviet in a Sentence

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

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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, "The “do what you want” theory of politics," 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, "What Ever Happened to the Russian Revolution?," 29 Sep. 2017

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