bolshevik
/ˈboʊlʃəvɪk/
adjective
- Relating to the Bolsheviks or their policies.
- The Bolshevik revolution changed the course of Russian history.
- She wrote a paper on Bolshevik ideology and its impact on agriculture.
- The museum had a special exhibit on Bolshevik propaganda posters.
noun
- A member of the Russian Social Democratic Party that seized power in the Russian Revolution of 1917, later becoming the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
- The Bolsheviks overthrew the provisional government in October 1917.
- Many Bolsheviks were exiled to Siberia before the revolution.
- Lenin was the most famous leader of the Bolsheviks.
- A person who supports radical political change or revolution, often used disapprovingly.
- My grandfather called anyone who wanted higher taxes a Bolshevik.
- In some small towns, a Bolshevik is anyone who questions authority.
- The boss accused the striking workers of being a bunch of Bolsheviks.
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