transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsō-vē-ˌet, ˈsä-, -vē-ət ]
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 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
• soviet adjective , often capitalized
• so·vi·et·ism -vē-ə-ˌti-zəm noun , often capitalized