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Noun: soviet  sow-vee-ut or só-vee-ut
  1. An elected local council or assembly, especially in the former Soviet Union and its satellite states
    "The local soviet managed day-to-day affairs in the town"
Adjective: Soviet
  1. Of or relating to or characteristic of the former Soviet Union or its people
    "Soviet leaders"

Derived forms: soviets

Type of: council

Encyclopedia: Soviet