soviet
1 of 2noun
so·vi·et ˈsō-vē-ˌet 
ˈsä-,
-vē-ət
1
: an elected governmental council in a Communist country
2
Soviets plural
a
: bolsheviks
b
: the people and especially the political and military leaders of the Soviet Union
sovietism
ˈsō-vē-ə-ˌti-zəm
noun often capitalized ˈsä-
Soviet
2 of 2adjective
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Soviet Union or its people
Soviet history/policy
a Soviet spy
Soviet dissidents
Example Sentences
Noun disputes between Americans and Soviets The plan was opposed by the Soviets.
Recent Examples on the Web
Dylan Matthews, Vox, 18 July 2018 This cultural tendency produced little soviets in the factories and barracks, which came together in a big Soviet in Petrograd; and suddenly The People, stomped-down for centuries, emerged as a living entity. Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017
Noun
Obviously if the Democratic presidential candidate were to suddenly start calling for dissolving Congress in favor of decentralized rule by workers’ soviets, that would probably hurt them. Dylan Matthews, Vox, 18 July 2018 This cultural tendency produced little soviets in the factories and barracks, which came together in a big Soviet in Petrograd; and suddenly The People, stomped-down for centuries, emerged as a living entity. Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017 Word History
Etymology
Noun
Russian sovet council, soviet
First Known Use
Noun
1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1920, in the meaning defined above