soviet
noun/ˈsəʊviət/, /ˈsɒviət/
/ˈsəʊviet/, /ˈsɑːviət/
- [countable] an elected local, district or national council in the former USSR
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- the Soviets[plural] (especially North American English) the people of the former USSR
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Russian sovet ‘council’.
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