transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbɔlʃɪvɪk ]
n. & adj. --n. 1 hist. a member of the radical faction of the Russian socialist party, which became the communist party in 1918. 2 a Russian communist. 3 (in general use) any revolutionary socialist. --adj. 1 of, relating to, or characteristic of the Bolsheviks. 2 communist. øøBolshevism n. Bolshevist n. [Russ., = a member of the majority, one who (in 1903) favoured extreme measures, f. bol' she greater]