Etymology

bolshie

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Today it means: A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader. Full definition →

Russian большеви́к
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  1. Russian · derived fromбольшевики́“majority faction”
  2. Russian · derived fromбольшеви́к
  3. English todaybolshie

From Bolshevik (Russian большеви́к (bolʹševík), the socialist party in the 1918 Russian Revolution, from Russian большевики́ (bolʹševikí, “majority faction”), + -ie.

Words from the same roots

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bolshevik

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