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Synonyms for soviet


Grammar : Noun
Spell : soh-vee-et, -it, soh-vee-et
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsoʊ viˌɛt, -ɪt, ˌsoʊ viˈɛt



Définition of soviet

Origin :
  • 1917, from Russian sovet "governing council," literally "council," from Old Russian suvetu "assembly," from su "with" (from *su(n)- "with, together," from PIE *ksun- "with") + vetu "counsel." The whole is a loan-translation of Greek symboulion "council of advisers." As an adjective from 1918.
  • As in national assembly : noun federal assembly
Example sentences :
  • And this we are trying to do in negotiations with the Soviet Union.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • In passing, it is of interest to note that only once did Soviet Russia agree to toss.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Judge » by Nathaniel Gordon
  • All over the world, fellow-travelers abandoned the Soviet cause.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Judge » by Nathaniel Gordon
  • These countries can, and must, prepare themselves to be Soviet republics.
  • Extract from : « The New World of Islam » by Lothrop Stoddard
  • Further progress will be released by the Soviet Government as it occurs.
  • Extract from : « Hail to the Chief » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • Otherwise it wouldn't have been hovering in plain sight of the Soviet radar.
  • Extract from : « Hail to the Chief » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • How could you possibly get that number across the Soviet borders?
  • Extract from : « Revolution » by Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • As reward for this reception the bashi-bazouks of the Soviet decided to spare the city.
  • Extract from : « The Jew and American Ideals » by John Spargo
  • This agreement was secret, and revealed by the Soviet Government in 1918.
  • Extract from : « The Myth of a Guilty Nation » by Albert Jay Nock
  • This propaganda cannot be separated from the Soviet trading objectives.
  • Extract from : « East-West Trade Trends » by Harold E. Stassen

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