Soviet
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsəʊvi.ət/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Soviet is a noun meaning Pertaining to or resembling a soviet (council).
Meaning
Pertaining to or resembling a soviet (council).
More Meanings
- Alternative letter-case form of Soviet (pertaining to the Soviet Union)
- (historical) A workers' council, an institution first formed during the 1905 Russian Revolution and then instituted as the main form of communist government at all levels in the Soviet Union; by extension, a similar organization in early Chinese communism and elsewhere.
Example Sentences
An engineer who is not very soviet in his convictions is the hero.
The Soviet government is not very soviet anymore or, for that matter, much of a government.
"It felt very soviet, very intimidating", said Steven Sharp, one of Rose’s closest lieutenants.
[…] that has been enlarged most quickly and widely is the very soviet region newly created in northern Sichuan.
Word Forms
- soviets
Synonyms for soviet
Depending on context, synonyms include sovietic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include communist, council, councils, assembly, congress, commission.
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