— Sovietist , n. , adj.
/soh"vee i tiz'euhm/ , n.
1. ( sometimes l.c. ) a soviet system of government.
2. ( often l.c. ) the practices and principles of a soviet government, esp. as it implies communism.
3. a characteristic, mannerism, phrase, etc., expressive of or identifiable with the ideology of the Soviet Union.
[ 1915-20; SOVIET + -ISM ]