Menshevik

noun Men·she·vik \ˈmen(t)-shə-ˌvik, -ˌvēk\

plural Mensheviks or Men·she·vi·ki \ˌmen(t)-shə-ˈvi-kē, -ˈvē-kē\

Definition of MENSHEVIK

: a member of a wing of the Russian Social Democratic party before and during the Russian Revolution believing in the gradual achievement of socialism by parliamentary methods in opposition to the Bolsheviks

— Men·she·vism \ˈmen(t)-shə-ˌvi-zəm\ noun

— Men·she·vist \-vist\ noun or adjective

Origin of MENSHEVIK

Russian men'shevik, from men'she less; from their forming the minority group of the party

First Known Use: 1907

Rhymes with MENSHEVIK

Battle Creek, biunique, Bolshevik, Boundary Peak, Chesapeake, control freak, dominique, doublespeak, fenugreek, Granite Peak, hide-and-seek, Holy Week, Martinique, Middle Greek, Modern Greek, Mozambique, Passion Week, tongue-in-cheek, up the creek, verd antique, widow's peak

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