Council and Soviet

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Council noun - A coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose.

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Soviet and council are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Soviet" instead a noun "Council".

Nearby Words: councilor, councillor

Soviet noun - An elected governmental council in a communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics).

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Council and soviet are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Council" instead a noun "Soviet".

They often had to prove their devotion to the Revolution, their unity with their underlings and generally whatever the unit council (soviet) wanted them to prove.

Source: Useful Notes / Red October
Petersburg, workers soviets (the word "soviet" literally means council in Russian) were set up.

Source: Useful Notes / Romanovs And Revolutions
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a description of the supposed form of government, with no reference to geography or nationality (a "soviet" was a kind of local workers' council).

Source: Generican Empire

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