bolsheviki

/bɔlʃəˈvɪki/; /bɔlʃɪˈvɪki/

Definitions

1. noun

Members of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party, especially during the Russian Revolution (1917-1922)

“The bolsheviki seized control of the government and established a communist regime.”

2. adjective

Relating to or characteristic of the Bolsheviks or their policies

“The bolsheviki ideology dominated the early years of the Soviet Union.”

Synonyms

  • bolshie
  • communist
  • revolutionary

Antonyms

  • counterrevolutionary
  • tsarist