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Bolshevist

American  
[bohl-shuh-vist, bol-] / ˈboʊl ʃə vɪst, ˈbɒl- /

noun

  1. a follower or advocate of the doctrines or methods of the Bolsheviks.

  2. (sometimes lowercase) an ultraradical socialist; any political ultraradical.

adjective

  1. Bolshevistic.

Other Word Forms

  • anti-Bolshevist noun
  • non-Bolshevist noun
  • pro-Bolshevist noun

Etymology

Origin of Bolshevist

First recorded in 1915–20; Bolshev(ik) + -ist

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