Supreme Soviet Definition
noun
The legislative body of the Soviet Union: it consisted of two equal chambers, the Soviet of the Union (whose members were elected on the basis of population) and the Soviet of Nationalities (whose members were elected by the various nationality groups)
Webster's New World
A part of the legislative body of Russia.
Webster's New World
The legislative body of Uzbekistan.
Webster's New World
pronoun
The bicameral parliament of the former Soviet Union.
Wiktionary
Origin of Supreme Soviet
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Macaronic translation of Верховный Совет (Verxovnyj Sovet, “Supreme Council")
From Wiktionary
Translation of Russian Verkhovnyĭ Sovet
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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