Bolshevik
noun
Bol·she·vik
ˈbōl-shə-ˌvik 
ˈbȯl-,
ˈbäl-,
-ˌvēk
plural Bolsheviks also Bolsheviki
ˌbōl-shə-ˈvi-kē
ˌbȯl-,
ˌbäl-,
-ˈvē-kē
1
: a member of the extremist wing of the Russian Social Democratic party that seized power in Russia by the Revolution of November 1917
Bolshevik
adjective
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Bolshevik
noun
Bol·she·vik
ˈbōl-shə-ˌvik
ˈbȯl-
ˈbȯl-
ˈbäl-,
-ˌvēk
plural Bolsheviks or Bolsheviki
ˌbōl-shə-ˈvik-ē
ˌbȯl-,
ˌbäl-,
-ˈvē-kē
1
: a member of the communist party that seized power in Russia by the Revolution of November 1917
Bolshevik
adjective
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