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| Bol·she·vik [ bṓlshə vìk, bólshə vìk ] (plural Bol·she·viks) |
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1. Russian Communist: a member of the radical group within the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party that became the Communist Party in 1918
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2. Communist or Communist sympathizer: a Communist or somebody who shares the ideals of Communism
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3. political radical: a revolutionary or radical socialist
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disapproving
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| [Early 20th century. < Russian bol'shevik< bol'she "more"; because the radicals were in the majority] |
