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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.
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Derived Forms
- ˈBolshevist, adjectivenoun
- ˌBolsheˈvistic, adjective
- ˈBolsheˌvism, noun
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Other Words From
- anti-Bolshe·vik noun adjective
- non-Bolshe·vik noun
- pro-Bolshe·vik adjective noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Bolshevik1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Bolshevik1
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Example Sentences
After the October 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, Russia was too much of a mess to keep fighting Germany.
But the war came, and from the Bolshevik revolution to the rise of Hitler, the consequences were horrific.
It just doesn't fit with what real people do, in real life, no more than the Bolshevik 'Soviet man' is real.
The vice president of Iran announces that no Jews were killed during the Bolshevik Revolution.
The Bolshevik Revolution stamped out the city's vibrant and multilingual character.
I do not know how things are in America but in England there has been a ridiculous attempt to suppress Bolshevik propaganda.
I have seen a lot of Bolshevik propaganda and it is not very convincing stuff.
Witnesses further stated that Bolshevik leaders did not represent Russian working classes, most of them being Jews.
I know another man, a conservative capitalist of narrow and aggressive temper, whose wife turned into an ardent Bolshevik.
Now the King knew nothing of revolution, not even the name, and there was not a bolshevik to be found in all his dominions.
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