taryba — meaning in English

English meaning

• Council noun A group of people formally chosen to manage, advise on, or make decisions about local or organizational affairs.
• soviet noun An elected council that formed the basic unit of government in the former Soviet Union.

Senses

taryba is used for these senses in English:

• council A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).
• 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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