Menshevik

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noun (1)

Men·​she·​vik ˈmen(t)-shə-ˌvik 

-ˌvēk

plural Mensheviks or Mensheviki ˌmen(t)-shə-ˈvi-kē 

-ˈvē-kē

: a member of a wing of the Russian Social Democratic party before and during the Russian Revolution believing in the gradual achievement of socialism by parliamentary methods in opposition to the Bolsheviks

Menshevism

ˈmen(t)-shə-ˌvi-zəm 

noun

Menshevist

ˈmen(t)-shə-vist 

noun or adjective

Menshevism

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noun (2)

Men·​she·​vism -ˌvizəm 

plural -s

: the doctrines, tactics, or practices of the Mensheviks

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Russian men'shevik, from men'she less; from their forming the minority group of the party

Noun (2)

Menshevik + -ism

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1906, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Menshevik

• actinic
• agnatic
• bailiwick
• bolshevik
• candlestick
• deontic
• firebrick
• herpetic
• judaic
• lunatic
• orthotic
• politic