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Bolshevik

bols·he·vik

UK/ˈbɒlʃəvɪk/ US/ˈboʊlʃəvɪk/ uncommon
noun (2) adjective (1)

noun

1.

emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries

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2.

a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party

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adjective

1.

of or relating to Bolshevism

  • “Bolshevik Revolution”
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Origin

Borrowed from Russian большеви́к (bolʹševík), from большинство́ (bolʹšinstvó, “majority”).

Phrases

  • Old Bolshevik

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