Definitions for Soviet
ˈsoʊ viˌɛt, -ɪt, ˌsoʊ viˈɛtSovi·et

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. soviet(adj)

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

2. Soviet(adj)

   of or relating to or characteristic of the former Soviet Union or its people

   "Soviet leaders"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. soviet(Noun)

   A form of governing council in the former Soviet Union.

   Etymology: From совет, советский

2. soviet(Noun)

   The main form of communist government at all levels in the Soviet Union imposed in the bolshevik October Revolution in the former imperial Russia.

   Etymology: From совет, советский

3. soviet(Adjective)

   Pertaining to or resembling a soviet (council).

   Etymology: From совет, советский

4. soviet(Adjective)

   Relating to the ideology, culture or politics of the Soviet Union.

   Etymology: From совет, советский

5. Soviet(Adjective)

   Pertaining to the Soviet Union or its constituent republics.

   Etymology: From совет, советский

6. Soviet(Adjective)

   Supporting or representing the Soviet Union or Sovietism; Sovietist.

   Etymology: From совет, советский

7. Soviet(ProperNoun)

   Any of the governing workers' councils in the Soviet Union.

   Etymology: From совет, советский

Freebase(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Soviet

   Soviet was a name used for several Russian political organizations. Examples include the Czar's Council of Ministers, which was called the “Soviet of Ministers”; a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia; and the Supreme Soviet, the bicameral parliament of the Soviet Union.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Soviet' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #870

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Soviet' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3056

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Soviet' in Nouns Frequency: #2958

4. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Soviet' in Adjectives Frequency: #103

How to pronounce Soviet?

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Soviet in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Soviet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Soviet in a Sentence

1. Adam Schiff:

   We know that these radical Islamic groups like al Qaeda and ISIS would love to get their hands on radioactive materials to fashion some sort of bomb, we've had a number of scenarios since the collapse of the Soviet Union where there have been sales or purported sales.

2. Moshe Kantor:

   This, combined with poor levels of security at a host of nuclear research centers in the former Soviet Union mean the threat of a possible ‘dirty-bomb’ attack on a Western capital is high.

3. Bella Dodd:

   I was at last beginning to see how ignorant I had become, how long since I had read anything except Party literature. I thought of our bookshelves stripped of books questioned by the Party, how when a writer was expelled from the Party his books went, too. I thought of the systematic rewriting of Soviet history, the revaluation, and in some cases the blotting out of any mention of such persons as Trotsky. I thought of the successive purges. Suddenly I too wanted the answers to the questions Senator Hickenlooper was asking and I wanted the truth. I found myself hitting at the duplicity of the Communist Party.

4. Savik Shuster:

   The authorities have returned to a standard post-Soviet state where they don't want to hear anything critical, anything reasonable, i declare a hunger strike until my right to work in Ukraine is returned to me.

5. Richard Francis:

   The Maduro regime's a very, very difficult situation with the economy falling by nearly 50 % since 2013. The Maduro regime's the largest decline we've seen, and outside of a war, since the fall of the Soviet union, The Maduro regime's a huge, huge, huge economic crisis.

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