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Bolshevik
[ bohl-shuh-vik, bol-; Russian buhl-shi-vyeek ]
noun
- (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.
Bolshevik
/ ˈɒʃɪɪ /
noun
- (formerly) a Russian Communist Compare Menshevik
- any Communist
- humorous.often not capital any political radical, esp a revolutionary
Derived Forms
- ˈDZˌ, noun
- ˈDZ𱹾, adjectivenoun
- ˌDZˈپ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- t-DZs· noun adjective
- ԴDz-DZs· noun
- -DZs· adjective noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Bolshevik1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Bolshevik1
Example Sentences
Leadership values change, but being placed under permanent house arrest by the Bolsheviks at the luxury Hotel Metropol in “A Gentleman in Moscow” doesn’t stop Alexander from dressing the aristocratic part.
In the years after Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, many Russian Jews supported and participated in the country that became known as the Soviet Union.
As ill-will from the Allies' betrayal at Versailles festered, activists turned away from Western liberal democracies and looked instead to the Bolshevik revolution in Russia as a source of inspiration for the future.
The gold was confiscated after the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia in 1917.
Or at least nothing short of a full-on Bolshevik Revolution seizure of power, which is not a scenario Lessig and co-author Matthew Seligman entertain in their new book "How to Steal a Presidential Election."
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