Bolshevistic
ʃəˈvɪs adjective
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bolshevists or Bolshevism.
Also, bol·she·vis·tic.
Related forms
Bol·she·vis·ti·cal·ly, bol·she·vis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
an·ti-Bol·she·vis·tic, adjective
non-Bol·she·vis·tic, adjective
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Bolshevik (ˈbɒlʃɪvɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -viks, -viki | |
| 1. | Compare Menshevik (formerly) a Russian Communist |
| 2. | any Communist |
| 3. | jocular, derogatory (often not capital) any political radical, esp a revolutionary |
| [C20: from Russian Bol'shevik majority, from bol'shoi great; from the fact that this group formed a majority of the Russian Social Democratic Party in 1903] | |
| 'Bolshevism | |
| —n | |
| 'Bolshevist | |
| —adj, —n | |
| Bolshe'vistic | |
| —adj | |
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