[ 'səʊvɪət , 'sɒv- ]
■ noun
1》 an elected local, district, or national council in the former USSR.
↘a revolutionary council of workers or peasants in Russia before 1917.
2》 ( Soviet ) a citizen of the former USSR.
■ adjective ( Soviet ) of or concerning the former USSR.
Derivatives
Sovietism noun
Sovietization or Sovietisation noun
Sovietize or Sovietise verb
Origin
early 20th cent.: from Russ. sovet 'council'.