Bolshevist

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Bolshevik. attributive, dated, sometimes
  2. 2
    a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Bolshevism wordnet

Synonyms

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anarchicanarchistbolshevikbolshevikbolshevikbolshevistic

Example

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"The first articulate cry of Bolshevism in Russia after the overthrow of the monarchy was the demand “All power to the Soviets!” which the Bolshevist leaders raised in the summer of 1917 when the Provisional Government was bravely struggling to consolidate the democratic gains of the March Revolution."

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian большевист (bolʹševist).

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anarcho-Bolshevist

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