/
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’.
