sovietdom
viˌɛt, -ɪt, ˌsoʊ 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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soviet (ˈsəʊvɪət, ˈsɒv-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
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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."
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