Definitions
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- proper noun history Any of the governing workers' councils in the
Soviet Union . - noun A citizen of the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics - adjective history, not comparable Pertaining to the
Soviet Union or itsconstituent republics . - adjective Supporting or representing the
Soviet Union orSovietism ; Sovietist.
Etymologies
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Examples
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On Dec. 10 the Supreme Soviet had changed the republic's name to Republic of Kazakhstan, dropping the words Soviet Socialist.
f. Kazakhstan 2001
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In a constituent session, the new Supreme Soviet proclaimed the Republic of Georgia, dropping Soviet and Socialist from its name.
e. Georgia 2001
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Soviet na hEireann - Excellent program from TG4 againLast night a documentary on the Limerick Soviet* in 1919 and the general labour struggles of the period 1919 - 1923 was on yet another excellent documentary from TG4.
Politics.ie SlabMurphy 2010
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Hand it to the Soviet Union, at least its “bleeding wound” -- the phrase Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev gave to its Afghan debacle of the 1980s -- was conveniently next door.
Tom Engelhardt: Debacle! Tom Engelhardt 2012
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Since the Revolution, however, the term Soviet has come to be associated with a certain type of parliament elected by members of working-class economic organisationsthe Soviet of Workers, of Soldiers, or of Peasants Deputies.
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He still considers himself an "international warrior" - the term Soviet propaganda coined for them.
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He still considers himself an "international warrior" - the term Soviet propaganda coined for them.
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ROBERT MOYNIHAN, "INSIDE THE VATICAN" MAGAZINE: That was the beginning of the end of what we call the Soviet empire.
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WILTON WYNN, AUTHOR, "KEEPERS OF THE KEYS": That was the beginning of the end of what we call the Soviet empire.
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Mr Brzezinski has said this weekend that the problem of what he calls the Soviet combat brigade is a political problem similar to that of the problem of the Berlin Wall.
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