Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - soviet

n. & adj. --n. 1 an elected local, district, or national council in the USSR. 2 (Soviet) a citizen of the USSR. 3 hist. a revolutionary council of workers, peasants, etc. before 1917. --adj. (usu. Soviet) of or concerning the Soviet Union. Derivatives Sovietize v.tr. (also -ise). Sovietization n. Etymology: Russ. sovet council