Definition of 'Soviet'
Word forms: plural Soviets
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
2. plural noun
The Soviets were the people of the former Soviet Union.
In 1957, the Soviets launched Sputnik 1 into outer space.
3. countable noun
A soviet was an elected local, regional, or national council in the former Soviet Union.
...the supreme soviet.
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adjective
3.
of or relating to a soviet
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Word origin of 'soviet'
adjective
of, characteristic of, or relating to the former Soviet Union, its people, or its government
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noun
1.
a.
adjective
3.
of a soviet or soviets or government by soviets
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