Bolshevik

noun

Bol·​she·​vik ˈbōl-shə-ˌvik 

ˈbȯl-,

ˈbäl-,

-ˌvēk 

plural Bolsheviks also Bolsheviki ˌbōl-shə-ˈvi-kē 

ˌbȯl-,

ˌbäl-,

-ˈvē-kē

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 sense 3

Bolshevik adjective

Word History

Etymology

Russian bol'shevik, from bol'shiĭ greater

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Bolshevik

• anti-Bolshevik

• anti-Bolshevik

Kids Definition

Bolshevik

noun

Bol·​she·​vik ˈbōl-shə-ˌvik  ˈbȯl- 

ˈbäl-,

-ˌvēk

plural Bolsheviks or Bolsheviki ˌbōl-shə-ˈvik-ē 

ˌbȯl-,

ˌbäl-,

-ˈvē-kē

1

: a member of the communist party that seized power in Russia by the Revolution of November 1917

2

: communist sense 2

Bolshevik adjective