so·vi·et
ˈsō-vē-ˌet 
ˈsä-,
-vē-ət
1
: an elected governmental council in a Communist country
2
Soviets plural
a
b
: the people and especially the political and military leaders of the Soviet Union
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Soviet Union or its people
Soviet history/policy
a Soviet spy
Soviet dissidents
Examples of soviet in a Sentence
Noun
disputes between Americans and Soviets
The plan was opposed by the Soviets.
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Daniel Fried, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2018
Only in the latter half of its 44-year run fighting Soviets and protecting popes has the G-class served as a glorified Rodeo Drive shopping cart.
—Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 16 Aug. 2023
Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
Although the former Soviet republic signed a deal with the EU in 2014 to forge closer political and economic ties, years of rampant corruption and lack of reform hindered development, and an exodus of hundreds of thousands of citizens sought better futures abroad.
—Stephen McGrath and Nicolae Dumitrache, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Noun
In September, the United States responded by expelling 25 Soviets from their UN mission in New York, and the next month, another 55 from the Soviet embassy in Washington and the consulate in San Francisco.
—Daniel Fried, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2018
Only in the latter half of its 44-year run fighting Soviets and protecting popes has the G-class served as a glorified Rodeo Drive shopping cart.
—Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 16 Aug. 2023
Adjective
During the rapprochement between China and the United States in the 1970s (which followed the split between China and the Soviet Union), North Korea hosted Soviet naval ships in its ports and allowed Soviet fighter jets to enter North Korean airspace.
—Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
Although the former Soviet republic signed a deal with the EU in 2014 to forge closer political and economic ties, years of rampant corruption and lack of reform hindered development, and an exodus of hundreds of thousands of citizens sought better futures abroad.
—Stephen McGrath and Nicolae Dumitrache, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Soviet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soviet. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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soviet
noun
so·vi·et
ˈsōv-ē-ˌet
ˈsäv-,
-ē-ət
1
a
: an elected governing council in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
2
plural capitalized
: the people and especially the political and military leaders of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
soviet
adjective
often capitalized
Etymology
Noun
from Russian sovet "council"
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