n.
Pronunciation: ' s ō -v ē - ˌ et, ' sä-, -v ē - ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: Russian sovet council, soviet
Date: 1917
1 : an elected governmental council in a Communist country
2 plural capitalized a : BOLSHEVIKS b : the people and especially the political and military leaders of the U.S.S.R.
– soviet adjective often cap
– so · vi · et · ism \ -v ē - ə - ˌ ti-z ə m \ noun often cap