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selsoviet

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A rural council, a level of administration in the Soviet Union and (some federal subjects of) modern Russia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Russian сельсове́т (selʹsovét).

Across languages

Translations

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  • Czech: selsovět — rural council in the USSR and modern Russia
  • German: Selsowjet — rural council in the USSR and modern Russia
  • Ingrian: selsovetti — rural council in the USSR and modern Russia
  • Polish: sielsowiet — rural council in the USSR and modern Russia
  • Russian: сѐльсове́т (sèlʹsovét) — rural council in the USSR and modern Russia
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