Menshevik

Men·she·vik  (mnsh-vk)

n. pl. Men·she·viks or Men·she·vi·ki (-vk)

A member of the liberal faction of the Social Democratic Party that struggled against the Bolsheviks before and during the Russian Revolution.

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[Russian men'shevik, from men'she, less (from their relegation by Lenin to minority status); see mei-² in Indo-European roots.]

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Menshe·vism n.

Menshe·vist n.

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Menshevik [ˈmɛnʃɪvɪk], Menshevist

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(Historical Terms) a member of the moderate wing of the Russian Social Democratic Party, advocating gradual reform to achieve socialism Compare Bolshevik

[from Russian, literally: minority, from menshe less, from malo few]

Menshevism  n

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Menshevik - a Russian member of the liberal minority group that advocated gradual reform and opposed the Bolsheviks before and during the Russian Revolution socialist - a political advocate of socialism