n.
Pronunciation: ' men(t)-sh ə - ˌ vik, - ˌ v ē k
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural Mensheviks or Men · she · vi · ki \ ˌ men(t)-sh ə - ' vi-k ē , - ' v ē -k ē \
Etymology: Russian men'shevik, from men'she less; from their forming the minority group of the party
Date: 1907
: a member of a wing of the Russian Social Democratic party before and during the Russian Revolution believing in the gradual achievement of socialism by parliamentary methods in opposition to the Bolsheviks
– Men · she · vism \ ' men(t)-sh ə - ˌ vi-z ə m \ noun
– Men · she · vist \ -vist \ noun or adjective