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so·vi·et
/
ˈsoʊ
viˌɛt, -ɪt, ˌsoʊ
viˈɛt
/
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[
soh
-vee-et, -it, soh-vee-
et
]
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noun
1.
a.
(before the revolution) any governmental council.
b.
(after the revolution) a local council, originally elected only by manual workers, with certain powers of local administration.
c.
(after the revolution) a higher council elected by a local council, being part of a hierarchy of soviets culminating in the Supreme Soviet.
2.
any similar council or assembly connected with a socialistic governmental system elsewhere.
3.
(
initial capital letter
) .
Often,
Soviets.
a governing official or person living in the Soviet Union:
The Soviets have denied our charge.
adjective
4.
of or pertaining to a soviet.
5.
(
initial capital letter
)
of the Soviet Union:
a Soviet statesman.
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Origin:
1915–20;
<
Russian
sovét
council, counsel, advice,
Old Russian,
OCS
sŭvětŭ,
equivalent to
sŭ-
together, with +
větŭ
counsel; calque of
Greek
symboúlion
Related forms
so·vi·et·dom
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ˈsoʊ
viˌɛt
dəm
,
-ɪt-
,
ˌsoʊ
viˈɛt-
/
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[
soh
-vee-et-d
uh
m
,
-it-
,
soh-vee-
et
-
]
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,
noun
an·ti-So·vi·et,
noun,
adjective
pro-So·vi·et,
adjective
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soviet
(ˈsəʊvɪət, ˈsɒv-)
—
n
1.
(in the former Soviet Union) an elected government council at the local, regional, and national levels, which culminated in the Supreme Soviet
2.
(in prerevolutionary Russia) a local revolutionary council
—
adj
3.
of or relating to a soviet
[C20: from Russian
sovyet
council, from Old Russian
sŭvĕtŭ
]
Soviet
(ˈsəʊvɪət, ˈsɒv-)
—
adj
of, characteristic of, or relating to the former Soviet Union, its people, or its government
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
soviet
1917, from Rus. sovet "governing council," lit. "council," from O.Rus. suvetu, from su "with" + vetu "counsel;" loan-translation of Gk. symboulion "council of advisors."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Soviet
strategists reached strikingly similar conclusions.
Soviet
planners relocated entire peoples, to reward or punish.
Soviet
doctors called it psychiatry, but sometimes it seemed decidedly unscientific.
Soviet
central planners mandated quotas for steel production, regardless of demand.
Under the
soviet
government people benefited from some social liberalization.
Information on many of the
soviet
projects is largely unavailable.
Decisive experiments of
soviet
scientists radio communication among insects.
It was the first
soviet
nuclear submarine equipped with ballistic nuclear missiles.
Soviet
industry was usually divided into two major categories.
In the
soviet
navy, cruisers formed the basis of their combat groups.
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