sovietso‧vi‧et /ˈsəʊviət,ˈsɒ- $ ˈsoʊ-, ˈsɑː-/ noun [countable] 
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ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- Gavriil Popov, a radical economist, had been elected chair of the Moscow city soviet on April 20.
- In defiance, on March 24 the executive committee of the Moscow city soviet authorized the Manezh Square rally.
- It worked in close co-ordination with the government bureaucracy and with the soviets.
- Similar soviets had emerged in other cities earlier in the year, but that of St Petersburg took on unique importance.
- The effect of the decree was to wrest control of Moscow's police force from the city soviet and the regional soviet.
- They had established new institutions, new parties, soviets, and unions.
- Vyacheslav Komissarov as Moscow's police chief, responsible to Moscow city soviet.
WORD SETS► Officials
Collocationsaccession, nounaccredited, adjectiveaide, nounambassador, nounapparatchik, nounarchduke, nounassemblyman, nounassemblywoman, nounattaché, nounbadge, nounborough council, nouncaliph, nounchamberlain, nounchancellery, nounchancellor, nounChancellor of the Exchequer, nounchieftain, nouncity fathers, nouncity planning, nouncivil servant, nounclerk, nounclerk of works, nounCllr, commissioner, nouncomptroller, nouncongressman, nouncongresswoman, nounconsul, nounconsulate, nouncoroner, nouncouncillor, nouncouncilman, nouncouncilwoman, nouncourtier, nouncrown, nouncrown, verbcrowned head, nounCrown Prince, nounCrown Princess, nounCustoms and Excise, noun-cy, suffixczar, nounczarina, noundeputy, noundictator, noundignitary, noundiplomat, noundiplomatic, adjectivediplomatic corps, noundiplomatic immunity, noundispatch box, noundispensation, noun-dom, suffixdossier, noundrug czar, nounducal, adjectiveduchess, nounduchy, nounduke, noundukedom, nounelder statesman, nounembassy, nounemirate, nounemissary, nounemperor, nounempress, nounEurocrat, nounfigurehead, nounForeign Office, the, governor, nounGovernor-General, noungovernorship, noungubernatorial, adjectivehack, nounHome Secretary, nounimpeach, verbinaugurate, verbincumbency, nounincumbent, nounkhalif, nounkhan, nounlegate, nounlegation, nounlegislator, nounlocal council, nounlord, nounLord, nounmandarin, nounmarshal, nounmayor, nounmayoralty, nounmayoress, nounmember, nounMember of Parliament, nounMEP, nounMI5, nounMI6, nounminister, nounministerial, adjectiveminister of state, nounmission, nounmole, nounmonarch, nounmonitor, nounmotorcade, nounMP, nounNo. 10, occupy, verb-ocrat, suffixoffice, nounoffice holder, nounofficer, nounofficial, nounofficial, adjectiveofficialdom, nounofficialese, nounoverlord, nounpalace, nounpatriarchal, adjectivepatrician, adjectivePharaoh, nounplenipotentiary, nounPM, nounpost, verbposting, nounpotentate, nounPPS, nounprefect, nounpremier, nounpres., presidency, nounpresident, nounpresident-elect, nounpresidential, adjectivepress secretary, nounpretender, nounPrime Minister, nounprince, nounprince consort, nounprincess, nounproconsul, nounproconsulate, nounProvost, nounpublic servant, nounquango, nounqueen, nounqueenly, adjectiveQueen Mother, nounrajah, nounred tape, nounreeve, nounreign, nounreign, verbreshuffle, nounroyal, adjectiveroyal, nounroyalty, nounruler, nounsecretary, nounsenator, nounShah, nounsheriff, nounshogun, nounsovereign, nounsoviet, nounstatesman, nounsuccession, nounsultan, nounsultana, nountechnocrat, nountown clerk, nountown council, nountribune, nountriumvirate, nountroika, nountsar, nountsarina, nountzar, nountzarina, nounundersecretary, nounvice-president, nounviceroy, nounvizier, nounVP, nounwalkabout, nounwatchdog, nounwhip, nounWhite House, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► local
an elected council in a Communist country· He demanded the confiscation of all private estates, the nationalization of the land, and its management by local peasant soviets.· This is to be the party's platform for the elections to republican and local soviets early next year.
NOUN► city· After the official Red Square parade there were two unofficial marches in Moscow, sanctioned by the city soviet.· Vyacheslav Komissarov as Moscow's police chief, responsible to Moscow city soviet.· In defiance, on March 24 the executive committee of the Moscow city soviet authorized the Manezh Square rally.· The response of the Moscow city soviet presidium to Pugo's decree raised the prospect of rival police forces in the capital.· The effect of the decree was to wrest control of Moscow's police force from the city soviet and the regional soviet.· Gavriil Popov, a radical economist, had been elected chair of the Moscow city soviet on April 20.· The demonstration had at first been banned by the Moscow city soviet.