Main Entry:

Bol·she·vik

Pronunciation:

\ˈbōl-shə-ˌvik, ˈbȯl-, ˈbäl-, -ˌvēk\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

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