Noun: Bolshevik 'bówl-shu,vik or 'ból-shu,vik
- A Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party
- Bolshevist
- An emotionally charged term used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
"The conservative politician dismissed his opponent as a Bolshevik";
- Marxist, bolshie [Brit, informal], bolshy [Brit, informal]
- Of or relating to Bolshevism
"Bolshevik Revolution";
- Bolshevist, Bolshevistic
Derived forms: Bolsheviks
Type of: commie [informal], commo [informal], communist, rad [informal], radical, red [informal]
Encyclopedia: Bolshevik, Vladimir Oblast