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