Supreme Soviet

noun

: the highest legislative body of a nation (such as the former Soviet Union or former Soviet republics)

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Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin’s confrontation with the Supreme Soviet in 1993—which ended only after Russian tanks fired on the parliament building—is the closest thing the country has experienced to a coup. Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2022

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First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Supreme Soviet was in 1936

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“Supreme Soviet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Supreme%20Soviet. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.

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