Meanings
proper noun
- The bicameral parliament of the former Soviet Union
Origin
Macaronic translation of Верхо́вный Сове́т (Verxóvnyj Sovét, “Supreme Council”)
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مَجْلِس السُّوفْيِت الْأَعْلَى
- مَجْلِس السُّوفْيِت الْأَعْلَى (majlis as-sūfyit al-ʔaʕlā)Soviet parliament
Chinese Mandarin 最高蘇維埃 /最高苏维埃
- 最高蘇維埃 /最高苏维埃 (Zuìgāo Sūwéi'āi)Soviet parliament
Czech nejvyšší sovět
- nejvyšší sovětSoviet parliament
Danish Øverste Sovjet
- Øverste SovjetSoviet parliament
Dutch Opperste Sovjet
- Opperste SovjetSoviet parliament
Estonian Ülemnõukogu
- ÜlemnõukoguSoviet parliament
Finnish korkein neuvosto
- korkein neuvostoSoviet parliament
French Soviet suprême
- Soviet suprêmeSoviet parliament
German Oberster Sowjet
- Oberster SowjetSoviet parliament
Greek Ανώτατο Σοβιέτ
- Ανώτατο Σοβιέτ (Anótato Soviét)Soviet parliament
Hungarian Legfelsőbb Tanács
- Legfelsőbb TanácsSoviet parliament
Japanese 最高会議, 最高ソビエト
- 最高会議 (Saikō Kaigi)Soviet parliament
- 最高ソビエト (Saikō Sobieto)Soviet parliament
- 最高ソヴィエト (Saikō Sovieto)Soviet parliament
Korean 최고 소비에트, 최고회의
- 최고 소비에트 (Choego sobieteu)Soviet parliament
- 최고회의 (Choego-hoe'ui)Soviet parliament
Portuguese Soviete Supremo
- Soviete SupremoSoviet parliament
Romanian Soviet Suprem
- Soviet SupremSoviet parliament
Russian Верхо́вный Сове́т
- Верхо́вный Сове́т (Verxóvnyj Sovét)Soviet parliament
Spanish Sóviet Supremo
- Sóviet SupremoSoviet parliament
Swedish Högsta sovjet
- Högsta sovjetSoviet parliament
Ukrainian Верхо́вна Ра́да
- Верхо́вна Ра́да (Verxóvna Ráda)Soviet parliament
Vietnamese Xô viết Tối cao
- Xô viết Tối caoSoviet parliament
Cite this entry
APA
Supreme Soviet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Supreme%20Soviet
MLA
“Supreme Soviet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Supreme%20Soviet. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Supreme Soviet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Supreme%20Soviet.
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