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soviet

Pronunciation: /sɔ.vjɛt/

“soviet” is a French word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. soviet (council)

In French

  1. Conseil d'ouvriers, de paysans ou de soldats acquis aux idées révolutionnaires dans la Russie tsariste.
  2. Comité révolutionnaire de la révolution spartakiste allemande.
  3. Conseil des délégués communistes du peuple, base de la représentation politique en U.R.S.S. et organe du pouvoir communiste aux différents échelons territoriaux.
  4. Soviétique.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian сове́т (sovét, “council”).

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