English · Word Candidate

soviet

/ˈsəʊvi.ət/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: soviets

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A workers' council, an institution first formed during the 1905 Russian Revolution and then instituted as the main form of communist government at all levels in the Soviet Union; by extension, a similar organization in early Chinese communism and elsewhere.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hội đồng công nhân, một tổ chức được thành lập đầu tiên trong cuộc Cách mạng Nga năm 1905

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Noun

Examples

They then established the West Hunan-Hupeh (Hsiang-O-Hsi) Special Committee and a little later transformed it into a soviet government. Party membership figures as of 1932 for a dozen counties in the area were estimated at 18,034, with the largest number, 4,468, working in Chienli County, then headq

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Pertaining to or resembling a soviet (council).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Liên quan hoặc giống như hội đồng công nhân

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Adjective

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A citizen of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Công dân của Liên bang Cộng hòa Xã hội Chủ nghĩa Xô viết

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Noun

Examples

The major obstacle to a border settlement is the status of Heixiazi, a 330-square kilometer island at the confluence of the Amur and Ussuri rivers. The island is claimed by the Chinese but controlled by the USSR. Because Heixiazi overlooks Khabarovsk as well as the point where the Trans-Siberian Rai

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Pertaining to the Soviet Union or its constituent republics.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Liên quan đến Liên Xô hoặc các nước cộng hòa cấu thành

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Adjective

Examples

Later, in the 1980s, western scholars found that, notwithstanding the substantial Soviet military buildup near the Chinese borders in the late 1960s, it was Beijing that initiated the clash on Zhenbao (Damanski) Island.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “soviet” mean?

Is “soviet” formal or informal?

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