Bol|she|vik

Bol|she|vik
Bol|she|vik «BOHL shuh vihk, BOL-», noun, plural Bol|she|viks, Bol|she|vi|ki «BOHL shuh VEE kee, BOL-», adjective.
–n.
1. a member of a radical political party in Russia that seized power in November, 1917. The Bolsheviks became the Communist Party in March, 1918.
2. a member of any Communist Party.
3. Also, bolshevik. Figurative. any extreme radical.
–adj.
1. of the Bolsheviks or Bolshevism.
2. Also, bolshevik. Figurative. extremely radical.
╂[< Russian bol'shevik < bol'shij greater (because of their temporary majority within the Russian Social Democratic Party in 1903)]

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  • Bol·she·vik — /ˈboʊlʃəˌvık, ˈbɑːlʃəˌvık/ noun, pl viks [count] : a member of the political party that started to rule Russia in 1917 or a member of a similar political party : ↑communist Bolshevik adj the Bolshevik leader the Bolshevik revolution/state …   Useful english dictionary

  • she — bol·she·vism; bol·she·vi·za·tion; bol·she·vize; men·she·vik; men·she·vism; men·she·vist; she·ba; she·bang; she·bat; she·been; she·bek; she·chem·ite; she·der; she·du; she·getz; she·he·he·ya·nu; she·hi·tah; she·kar; she·ki·nah; she·mi·ni;… …   English syllables

  • bol — amet·a·bol·ic; am·phi·bol·ic; am·phi·bol·if·er·ous; am·phi·bol·o·gy; an·a·bol·ic; bis·a·bol; bis·a·bol·ene; bol·bo·phyl·lum; bol·da·cious; bol·dine; bol·do; bol·du; bol·i·var; bol·land·ist; bol·lard; bol·ley s; bol·ling·er; bol·lo; bol·lock;… …   English syllables

  • vik — bar·ke·vik·ite; lar·vik·ite; laur·vik·ite; men·she·vik; ok·vik; rey·kja·vik; bol·she·vik; bar·ke·vik·it·ic; …   English syllables

  • bolshevik — bol·she·vik …   English syllables

  • Bolshevik — Bol·she·vik (bōl’shə vĭk′, bŏl’ ) n. pl. Bol·she·viks or Bol·she·vi·ki ( vē’kē) 1) a) A member of the left wing majority group of the Russian Social Democratic Workers Party that adopted Lenin s theses on party organization in 1903. b) A member… …   Word Histories

  • Bolshevik — Bol•she•vik [[t]ˈboʊl ʃə vɪk, ˌvik, ˈbɒl [/t]] n. pl. viks, vik•i [[t] ˌvɪk i, ˌvi ki[/t]] 1) gov a) a member of the radical majority wing of the Russian Social Democratic Workers Party, 1903–17, advocating abrupt, forceful seizure of power by… …   From formal English to slang

  • Bolshevik — Bol|she|vik [ boulʃəvık, balʃəvık ] noun count 1. ) someone who supported Lenin and his political ideas at the beginning of the 20th century 2. ) bolshevik or Bolshevik OLD FASHIONED someone with left wing opinions that you think are unreasonable …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Bolshevik — Bol|she|vik [ˈbɔlʃıvık US ˈboul ] n [Date: 1900 2000; : Russian; Origin: bol shevik, from bol she larger ; because they formed the largest group in the Communist party] 1.) someone who supported the ↑communist party at the time of the Russian… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • anti-Bolshevik — an ti Bol′she•vik n. adj …   From formal English to slang

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