Bolshevik
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Bolshevik — adj. of or pertaining to Bolsheviks or bolshevism. Bolshevik Revolution Syn: bolshevik. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bolshevik — n. [Russian bol shevik fr. bol she more + vik, a person, i.e. one who is a member of the majority (in the revolutionary Russian parliament).] 1. a member of the extreme left wing of the Social Democratic Party that seized power in Russia in 1917… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bolshevik — 1917, from Rus. bol shiy greater, comp. of adj. bol shoy big, great (Cf. Bolshoi Ballet), from O.C.S. boljiji larger, from PIE root *bel strong (Cf. Skt. balam strength, force, Gk. beltion better, Phrygian balaios … Etymology dictionary
Bolshevik — ► 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. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or characteristic of… … English terms dictionary
Bolshevik — [bōl′shə vik΄, bäl′shə vik΄] [also b ] n. pl. Bolsheviks or Bolsheviki [bōl′shəvē′kē, bäl′shəvē′kē] or bolsheviks [Russ (1903) < bol she, the larger, majority] 1. a member of a majority faction (Bolsheviki) of the Russian Social Democratic… … English World dictionary
Bolshevik — This article is about the Bolshevik faction in the RSDLP 1903 1912. For other uses, see Bolshevik (disambiguation). Bolshevik Party Meeting. Sitting (from left): Abel Yenukidze, Mikhail Kalinin, Nikolai Bukharin, Mikhail Tomsky, Mikhail Lashevich … Wikipedia
Bolshevik — UK [ˈbɒlʃəvɪk] / US [ˈboʊlʃəvɪk] / US [ˈbɑlʃəvɪk] noun [countable] Word forms Bolshevik : singular Bolshevik plural Bolsheviks 1) someone who supported Lenin and his political ideas at the beginning of the 20th century 2) Bolshevik or bolshevik… … English dictionary
Bolshevik — /bohl sheuh vik, bol /; Russ. /beuhl shi vyeek /, n., pl. Bolsheviks, Bolsheviki / vik ee, vee kee/; Russ. / vyi kyee /. 1. (in Russia) a. a member of the more radical majority of the Social Democratic party, 1903 17, advocating immediate and… … Universalium
Bolshevik — [[t]bɒ̱lʃɪvɪk[/t]] Bolsheviks 1) ADJ Bolshevik is used to describe the political system and ideas that Lenin and his supporters introduced in Russia after the Russian Revolution of 1917. Seventy four years after the Bolshevik Revolution, the… … English dictionary
Bolshevik — Bol·she·vik (bōl’shə vĭk′, bŏl’ ) n. pl. Bol·she·viks or Bol·she·vi·ki ( vē’kē) 1) a) A member of the left wing majority group of the Russian Social Democratic Workers Party that adopted Lenin s theses on party organization in 1903. b) A member… … Word Histories
Bolshevik — Bol|she|vik [ boulʃəvık, balʃəvık ] noun count 1. ) someone who supported Lenin and his political ideas at the beginning of the 20th century 2. ) bolshevik or Bolshevik OLD FASHIONED someone with left wing opinions that you think are unreasonable … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
