Octobrist

[ ok-toh-brist ]

noun

1. 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.
2. (formerly) a member of a communist organization in the Soviet Union for children ranging in age from eight to ten.

Octobrist

/ ɒkˈtəʊbrɪst /

noun

1. a member of a Russian political party favouring the constitutional reforms granted in a manifesto issued by Nicholas II in Oct 1905

Word History and Origins

Origin of Octobrist¹

Translation of Russian oktyabríst

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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