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Menshevik
or men·she·vik
[ men-shuh-vik; Russian myin-shi-vyeek ]
noun
, plural Men·she·viks, Men·she·vik·i [men, -sh, uh, -vik-ee, -vee-kee, myin-shi-vyi-, kyee].
- a member of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party in opposition to the Bolsheviks: advocated gradual development of full socialism through parliamentary government and cooperation with bourgeois parties; absorbed into the Communist party formed in 1918.
Menshevik
/ ˈmɛnʃɪvɪk /
noun
- a member of the moderate wing of the Russian Social Democratic Party, advocating gradual reform to achieve socialism Compare Bolshevik
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Derived Forms
- ˈMenshevism, noun
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Other Words From
- Men·she·vism [men, -sh, uh, -viz-, uh, m], noun
- Menshe·vist adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Menshevik1
1905–10; < Russian menʾshevík, equivalent to ménʾsh ( iĭ ) lesser (comparative of málenʾkiĭ small; compare menʾshinstvó minority) + -evik, variant of -ovik noun suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Menshevik1
C20: from Russian, literally: minority, from menshe less, from malo few
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Example Sentences
Are we depriving ourselves of Cadet and Menshevik criticisms of the corruption of the working class?
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One of the Menshevik orators attempted incidentally to represent me as a defender of militarism in general.
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In Russia "Bolshevik" means majority, and "Menshevik" minority.
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An old Menshevik, he was the originator and most urgent supporter of the decree annulling the foreign debts.
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