soviet
noun
- (before the revolution) any governmental council.
- (after the revolution) a local council, originally elected only by manual workers, with certain powers of local administration.
- (after the revolution) a higher council elected by a local council, being part of a hierarchy of soviets culminating in the Supreme Soviet.
adjective
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Unlike the Soviet Union at a certain period in history, the Russian economy does not hold a candle to that of the United States.
Copies of the letter were sent to senior members of the church hierarchy and to the Soviet government.
Miles of Soviet era housing projects sat along on the ocean.
Not even after its parent company, the Soviet Union, took a dive in 1991.
Soviet forces had deftly enveloped the German 4th and 9th Armies, annihilating some 28 divisions.
Historical Examples of soviet
And this we are trying to do in negotiations with the Soviet Union.
In passing, it is of interest to note that only once did Soviet Russia agree to toss.
The Golden JudgeNathaniel Gordon
All over the world, fellow-travelers abandoned the Soviet cause.
The Golden JudgeNathaniel Gordon
These countries can, and must, prepare themselves to be Soviet republics.
The New World of IslamLothrop Stoddard
Otherwise it wouldn't have been hovering in plain sight of the Soviet radar.
Hail to the ChiefGordon Randall Garrett