Bolshevik

Bol·she·vik

noun
\ˈbōl-shə-ˌvik, ˈbȯl-, ˈbäl-, -ˌvēk\

plural Bolsheviks also Bol·she·vi·ki\ˌbōl-shə-ˈvi-kē, ˌbȯl-, ˌbäl-, -ˈvē-kē\

Definition of BOLSHEVIK

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

Origin of BOLSHEVIK

Russian bol'shevik, from bol'shiĭ greater

First Known Use: 1917

Rhymes with BOLSHEVIK

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