/
ˈsəʊvɪət, 
ˈsɒv-/
n.
  - an elected local, district, or national council in the former USSR. ▸a revolutionary council of workers or peasants in Russia before 1917. 
- 
(Soviet)
 a citizen of the former USSR.
adj.
 
(
Soviet)
 of or concerning the former USSR.
Derivative
- Sovietism n.
- Sovietization
 or Sovietisation n.
- Sovietize
 or Sovietise v.
Etymology
early 20th cent.: from Russ. sovet ‘council’.