First Known Use: 1917
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soviet
noun so·vi·et \ˈsō-vē-ˌet, ˈsä-, -vē-ət\
: an elected council in the former U.S.S.R.
Soviets : the people and especially the political and military leaders of the former U.S.S.R.
Full Definition of SOVIET
1
: an elected governmental council in a Communist country
2
plural capitalized a : bolsheviks b : the people and especially the political and military leaders of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
— soviet adjective often capitalized
— so·vi·et·ism \-vē-ə-ˌti-zəm\ noun often capitalized
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Origin of SOVIET
Russian sovet council, soviet
Rhymes with SOVIET
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