MENSHEVIK


Meaning of MENSHEVIK in English

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

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