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Origin and history of soviet

soviet(n.)

1917, "type of elective council forming a unit in a socialist government," 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 Slavic word is a loan-translation of Greek symboulion "council of advisers."

As a noun, "citizen of the USSR," by 1920. As an adjective from 1918, "of or pertaining to government by soviets;" by 1920 as "of or pertaining to the Soviet Union."

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