BOLSHEVIK


Meaning of BOLSHEVIK in English

[ 'bɒlʃɪvɪk ]

■ noun historical

1》 a member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which seized power in the Revolution of 1917.

2》 a person with politically subversive or radical views.

Derivatives

Bolshevism noun

Bolshevist noun

Origin

Russ., from bolʻshe 'greater' (with ref. to the greater faction).

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