| soviet | (n) an elected governmental council in a communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) |
| soviet | (adj) of or relating to or characteristic of the former Soviet Union or its people, Example: Soviet leaders |
| sovietize | (v) bring under Soviet control, of a country, Syn. sovietise |
| sovietize | (v) model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union, Syn. sovietise, Example: Castro sovietized Cuba |
| soviet russia | (n) formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia, Syn. Russia, Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic |
| soviets | (n) the government of the Soviet Union, Example: the Soviets said they wanted to increase trade with Europe |
| soviet socialist republic | (n) one of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991) |
| soviet union | (n) a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991, Syn. Russia, USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |