What does Soviet mean?
Definitions for Soviet
ˈsoʊ viˌɛt, -ɪt, ˌsoʊ viˈɛtSovi·et
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Soviet.
Princeton's WordNet
soviet(adj)
an elected governmental council in a communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
Soviet(adj)
of or relating to or characteristic of the former Soviet Union or its people
"Soviet leaders"
Wiktionary
soviet(Noun)
A form of governing council in the former Soviet Union.
Etymology: From совет, советский
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
soviet(Adjective)
Pertaining to or resembling a soviet (council).
Etymology: From совет, советский
soviet(Adjective)
Relating to the ideology, culture or politics of the Soviet Union.
Etymology: From совет, советский
Soviet(Adjective)
Pertaining to the Soviet Union or its constituent republics.
Etymology: From совет, советский
Soviet(Adjective)
Supporting or representing the Soviet Union or Sovietism; Sovietist.
Etymology: From совет, советский
Soviet(ProperNoun)
Any of the governing workers' councils in the Soviet Union.
Etymology: From совет, советский
Freebase
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.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Soviet' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #870
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Soviet' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3056
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Soviet' in Nouns Frequency: #2958
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Soviet' in Adjectives Frequency: #103
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Soviet in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Soviet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Soviet in a Sentence
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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- سوفياتArabic
- sovetAzerbaijani
- саве́т, ра́даBelarusian
- съве́тBulgarian
- sovět, sovětskýCzech
- SowjetGerman
- σοβιέτGreek
- sóvietSpanish
- nõukoguEstonian
- سویت, شورویPersian
- neuvosto, Neuvostoliiton, neuvostohenkinen, neuvostomielinen, neuvostolainenFinnish
- soviétique, sovietFrench
- סוֹבְיֵיטHebrew
- सोवियतHindi
- szovjet, tanács, munkástanácsHungarian
- սովետ, խորհուրդArmenian
- soviet, sovieticoItalian
- ソビエト, ソヴェトJapanese
- საბჭოთაGeorgian
- ಸೋವಿಯೆಟ್Kannada
- 소비에트Korean
- سۆڤیێتKurdish
- sovieticus, sovieti, GloriaLatin
- taryba, sovietasLithuanian
- со́ветMacedonian
- sovjetDutch
- sovjetiskeNorwegian
- radaPolish
- soviético, sovietismo, sovietePortuguese
- sovietRomanian
- сове́т, советскийRussian
- sovjet, са́вет, sovjetski, sávjet, sávet, совјет, совјетски, са́вјетSerbo-Croatian
- sovietSlovak
- sovjetSlovene
- sovjetSwedish
- sovyetTurkish
- ра́да, совє́тUkrainian
- سوویتUrdu
- xô viếtVietnamese
- 苏联Chinese
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