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Sowjet — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • soviet noun An elected council that formed the basic unit of government in the former Soviet Union.

Senses

Sowjet is used for these senses in English:

  • soviet (historical) A workers' council, an institution first formed during the 1905 Russian Revolution and then instituted as the main form of communist government at all levels in the Soviet Union; by extension, a similar organization in early Chinese communism and elsewhere.

soviet — full definition

  1. noun An elected council that formed the basic unit of government in the former Soviet Union.
  2. adjective Relating to the Soviet Union or its government.
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