Seventy-four years after the Bolshevik Revolution, the Soviet era ended.
...anti-Bolshevik forces.
English dictionary. 2008.
Bolshevik — adj. of or pertaining to Bolsheviks or bolshevism. Bolshevik Revolution Syn: bolshevik. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bolshevik — n. [Russian bol shevik fr. bol she more + vik, a person, i.e. one who is a member of the majority (in the revolutionary Russian parliament).] 1. a member of the extreme left wing of the Social Democratic Party that seized power in Russia in 1917… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bolshevik — 1917, from Rus. bol shiy greater, comp. of adj. bol shoy big, great (Cf. Bolshoi Ballet), from O.C.S. boljiji larger, from PIE root *bel strong (Cf. Skt. balam strength, force, Gk. beltion better, Phrygian balaios … Etymology dictionary
Bolshevik — ► NOUN historical 1) a member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which seized power in the Revolution of 1917. 2) a person with politically subversive or radical views. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or characteristic of… … English terms dictionary
Bolshevik — [bōl′shə vik΄, bäl′shə vik΄] [also b ] n. pl. Bolsheviks or Bolsheviki [bōl′shəvē′kē, bäl′shəvē′kē] or bolsheviks [Russ (1903) < bol she, the larger, majority] 1. a member of a majority faction (Bolsheviki) of the Russian Social Democratic… … English World dictionary
Bolshevik — This article is about the Bolshevik faction in the RSDLP 1903 1912. For other uses, see Bolshevik (disambiguation). Bolshevik Party Meeting. Sitting (from left): Abel Yenukidze, Mikhail Kalinin, Nikolai Bukharin, Mikhail Tomsky, Mikhail Lashevich … Wikipedia
Bolshevik — UK [ˈbɒlʃəvɪk] / US [ˈboʊlʃəvɪk] / US [ˈbɑlʃəvɪk] noun [countable] Word forms Bolshevik : singular Bolshevik plural Bolsheviks 1) someone who supported Lenin and his political ideas at the beginning of the 20th century 2) Bolshevik or bolshevik… … English dictionary
Bolshevik — /bohl sheuh vik, bol /; Russ. /beuhl shi vyeek /, n., pl. Bolsheviks, Bolsheviki / vik ee, vee kee/; Russ. / vyi kyee /. 1. (in Russia) a. a member of the more radical majority of the Social Democratic party, 1903 17, advocating immediate and… … Universalium
Bolshevik — Bol·she·vik (bōl’shə vĭk′, bŏl’ ) n. pl. Bol·she·viks or Bol·she·vi·ki ( vē’kē) 1) a) A member of the left wing majority group of the Russian Social Democratic Workers Party that adopted Lenin s theses on party organization in 1903. b) A member… … Word Histories
Bolshevik — Bol|she|vik [ boulʃəvık, balʃəvık ] noun count 1. ) someone who supported Lenin and his political ideas at the beginning of the 20th century 2. ) bolshevik or Bolshevik OLD FASHIONED someone with left wing opinions that you think are unreasonable … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
