Bolshevik (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural Bol·she·viks, Bol·she·vik·i [bohl-shuh-vik-ee, -vee-kee; Russian buhl-shi-vyi-kyee]. /ˈboʊl ʃəˌvɪk i, -ˌvi ki; Russian bəl ʃɪ vyɪˈkyi/.
  1. (in Russia)
    • a member of the more radical majority of the Social Democratic Party, 1903–17, advocating immediate and forceful seizure of power by the proletariat.
    • (after 1918) a member of the Russian Communist Party.
  2. (loosely) a member of any Communist party.
  3. a contemptuous term used to refer to an extreme radical or revolutionary.
noun plural -viks or -viki (-ˈviːkɪ)
  1. (formerly) a Russian Communist
  2. any Communist
  3. any political radical, esp a revolutionary
Bolshevik (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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