Etymology

Decist

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Today it means: A member of the opposition faction within the Bolshevik party known as the Democratic Centralists. Full definition →

Russian децист
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  1. Russian · derived fromдемократи́ческий централи́зм“democratic centralism”
  2. Russian · calque ofдецист
  3. English todayDecist

Calque of Russian децист (decist), in turn derived from Russian демократи́ческий централи́зм (demokratíčeskij centralízm, “democratic centralism”).

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