Bolshevik

or bol·she·vik

[ bohl-shuh-vik, bol-; Russian buhl-shi-vyeek ]

/ ˈboʊl ʃə vɪk, ˈbɒl-; Russian bəl ʃɪˈvyik /

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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/.

(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.

(loosely) a member of any Communist party.

(often lowercase)Disparaging. a contemptuous term used to refer to an extreme radical or revolutionary.

Origin of Bolshevik

1915–20; <Russian bolʾshevík, equivalent to bólʾsh(iĭ) larger, greater (comparative of bolʾshóĭ large; compare bolʾshinstvó majority) + -evik, variant of -ovik noun suffix; cf. Menshevik

historical usage of Bolshevik

When Bolshevik is used to refer to an extreme radical, it implies that such a person has a strongly felt subversive or combative ideology counter to the status quo. The 20-century poets T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound were called literary Bolsheviks by a writer in a London newspaper.

OTHER WORDS FROM Bolshevik

an·ti-Bol·she·vik, noun, adjectivenon-Bol·she·vik, nounpro-Bol·she·vik, adjective, noun

Words nearby Bolshevik

Bolognese, bolometer, bolometric magnitude, boloney, bolo tie, Bolshevik, Bolsheviks, Bolshevism, Bolshevist, Bolshevistic, Bolshevize

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British Dictionary definitions for Bolshevik

Bolshevik

/ (ˈbɒlʃɪvɪk) /

noun plural -viks or -viki (-ˈviːkɪ)

(formerly) a Russian CommunistCompare Menshevik

any Communist

(often not capital) jocular, derogatory any political radical, esp a revolutionary

Derived forms of Bolshevik

Bolshevism, nounBolshevist, adjective, nounBolshevistic, adjective

Word Origin for Bolshevik

C20: from Russian Bol'shevik majority, from bol'shoi great; from the fact that this group formed a majority of the Russian Social Democratic Party in 1903

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单词	bolshevik
释义	Bolshevik or bol·she·vik [ bohl-shuh-vik, bol-; Russian buhl-shi-vyeek ] / ˈboʊl ʃə vɪk, ˈbɒl-; Russian bəl ʃɪˈvyik / SEE SYNONYMS FOR Bolshevik ON THESAURUS.COM 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/. (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. (loosely) a member of any Communist party. (often lowercase)Disparaging. a contemptuous term used to refer to an extreme radical or revolutionary. Origin of Bolshevik 1915–20; <Russian bolʾshevík, equivalent to bólʾsh(iĭ) larger, greater (comparative of bolʾshóĭ large; compare bolʾshinstvó majority) + -evik, variant of -ovik noun suffix; cf. Menshevik historical usage of Bolshevik When Bolshevik is used to refer to an extreme radical, it implies that such a person has a strongly felt subversive or combative ideology counter to the status quo. The 20-century poets T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound were called literary Bolsheviks by a writer in a London newspaper. OTHER WORDS FROM Bolshevik an·ti-Bol·she·vik, noun, adjectivenon-Bol·she·vik, nounpro-Bol·she·vik, adjective, noun Words nearby Bolshevik Bolognese, bolometer, bolometric magnitude, boloney, bolo tie, Bolshevik, Bolsheviks, Bolshevism, Bolshevist, Bolshevistic, Bolshevize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Bolshevik Bolshevik / (ˈbɒlʃɪvɪk) / noun plural -viks or -viki (-ˈviːkɪ) (formerly) a Russian CommunistCompare Menshevik any Communist (often not capital) jocular, derogatory any political radical, esp a revolutionary Derived forms of Bolshevik Bolshevism, nounBolshevist, adjective, nounBolshevistic, adjective Word Origin for Bolshevik C20: from Russian Bol'shevik majority, from bol'shoi great; from the fact that this group formed a majority of the Russian Social Democratic Party in 1903 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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