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Octobrist
[ ok-toh-brist ]
noun
- a member of a Russian political party that advocated constitutional monarchism: so called because it was organized after the Czar's manifesto in October, 1905.
- (formerly) a member of a communist organization in the Soviet Union for children ranging in age from eight to ten.
Octobrist
/ ɒkˈtəʊbrɪst /
noun
- a member of a Russian political party favouring the constitutional reforms granted in a manifesto issued by Nicholas II in Oct 1905
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Octobrist1
Translation of Russian oktyabríst
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Example Sentences
Russian imperialism and his Octobrist and Cadet representatives bear a great part of the responsibility for the present war.
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