Soviet
['sovɪ'ɛt]
Definition
(noun.) an elected governmental council in a communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics).
(adj.) of or relating to or characteristic of the former Soviet Union or its people; 'Soviet leaders' .
Checker: Myrna--From WordNet
Examples
- Well, perhaps you will be able to come to the Soviet Union and continue your studies there. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Nor do we know if the methods of election used for the Soviets are any improvement upon the unsatisfactory methods in use in the Atlantic democracies. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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