soviet

n. a council or committee of workers that helped run the government in communist countries like the old Soviet Union.

n. an elected local, district, or national council in the former Soviet Union; originally a revolutionary committee of workers.

“The local soviet met once a week to discuss how to share the food fairly.”

“The 1905 revolution saw the emergence of the first workers' soviet, which served as a model for later revolutionary governance.”

Formal · Technical

n. a person who lived in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).

n. a citizen of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

“Many soviets moved to different parts of the country to find work in factories.”

“The perspective of the average soviet during the Cold War was often shaped by state-controlled media and local party directives.”

Archaic

adj. related to the former Soviet Union, its government, or its style of building and art.

adj. pertaining to the former Soviet Union or its constituent republics, often used to describe political or architectural styles.

“The city is famous for its massive soviet buildings and wide streets.”

“The historian analyzed soviet foreign policy during the mid-twentieth century to understand the roots of the conflict.”

Formal