transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbōl-shə-ˌvik, ˈbȯl-, ˈbäl-, -ˌvēk ]
noun
( plural Bolsheviks also Bol·she·vi·ki ˌbōl-shə-ˈvi-kē, ˌbȯl-, ˌbäl-, -ˈvē-kē)
Etymology: Russian bol'shevik, from bol'shiĭ greater
Date: 1917
1. : a member of the extremist wing of the Russian Social Democratic party that seized power in Russia by the Revolution of November 1917
2. : communist 3
• Bolshevik adjective