soviet
[ soh-vee-et, -it, soh-vee-et ]
/ ˈsoʊ viˌɛt, -ɪt, ˌsoʊ viˈɛt /
noun
(in the Soviet Union).
- (before the revolution) any governmental council.
- (after the revolution) a local council, originally elected only by manual workers, with certain powers of local administration.
- (after the revolution) a higher council elected by a local council, being part of a hierarchy of soviets culminating in the Supreme Soviet.
any similar council or assembly connected with a socialistic governmental system elsewhere.
(initial capital letter) Often Soviets.
a governing official or person living in the Soviet Union: The Soviets have denied our charge.
adjective
of or relating to a soviet.
(initial capital letter)
of the Soviet Union: a Soviet statesman.
Origin of soviet
1915–20; < Russian
sovét council, counsel, advice, Old Russian, OCS
sŭvětŭ, equivalent to
sŭ- together, with +
větŭ counsel; calque of Greek
symboúlion
OTHER WORDS FROM soviet
so·vi·et·dom [soh-vee-et-duh m, -it-, soh-vee-et-] /ˈsoʊ viˌɛt dəm, -ɪt-, ˌsoʊ viˈɛt-/, noun an·ti-So·vi·et, noun, adjective pro-So·vi·et, adjectiveWords nearby soviet
British Dictionary definitions for pro-soviet (1 of 3)
pro-Soviet
adjective
in favour of or supporting anything of, characteristic of, or relating to the former Soviet Union, its people, or its government
British Dictionary definitions for pro-soviet (2 of 3)
soviet
/ (ˈsəʊvɪət, ˈsɒv-) /
noun
(in the former Soviet Union) an elected government council at the local, regional, and national levels, which culminated in the Supreme Soviet
(in prerevolutionary Russia) a local revolutionary council
adjective
of or relating to a soviet
Word Origin for soviet
C20: from Russian
sovyet council, from Old Russian
sŭvĕtŭ
British Dictionary definitions for pro-soviet (3 of 3)
Soviet
/ (ˈsəʊvɪət, ˈsɒv-) /
adjective
of, characteristic of, or relating to the former Soviet Union, its people, or its government