Soviet

pronunciation

How to pronounce Soviet in British English: UK [ˈsəʊviət]word uk audio image

How to pronounce Soviet in American English: US [ˈsoʊviet] word us audio image

  • Noun:
    an elected governmental council in a Communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

Word Origin

soviet (n.)
1917, from Russian sovet "governing council," literally "council," from Old Russian suvetu "assembly," from su "with" (from *su(n)- "with, together," from PIE *ksun- "with") + vetu "counsel." The whole is a loan-translation of Greek symboulion "council of advisers." As an adjective from 1918.

Example

1. The road has existed since soviet times .
2. Why was the soviet economy in ruins by 1991 ?
3. Soviet ambitions could be checked here , conceded there .
4. In retrospect , the west failed to prepare for the soviet collapse .
5. Despite last-ditch resistance , soviet power is restored in britain by 1944 , with implacable vengeance .

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