Menshevik

or men·she·vik

[ men-shuh-vik; Russian myin-shi-vyeek ]

/ ˈmɛn ʃə vɪk; Russian myɪn ʃɪˈvyik /

noun, plural Men·she·viks, Men·she·vik·i [men-shuh-vik-ee, -vee-kee; Russian myin-shi-vyi-kyee]. /ˈmɛn ʃəˌvɪk i, -ˌvi ki; Russian myɪn ʃɪ vyɪˈkyi/.

a member of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party in opposition to the Bolsheviks: advocated gradual development of full socialism through parliamentary government and cooperation with bourgeois parties; absorbed into the Communist party formed in 1918.

Origin of Menshevik

1905–10; <Russian menʾshevík, equivalent to ménʾsh(iĭ) lesser (comparative of málenʾkiĭ small; compare menʾshinstvó minority) + -evik, variant of -ovik noun suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM Menshevik

Men·she·vism

[men-shuh-viz-uhm], /ˈmɛn ʃəˌvɪz əm/, nounMen·she·vist, adjective

Words nearby Menshevik

mensal, mensch, mense, menservants, menses, Menshevik, mens rea, men's room, mens sana in corpore sano, menstrual, menstrual cup

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Example sentences from the Web for Menshevik

Are we depriving ourselves of Cadet and Menshevik criticisms of the corruption of the working class?
Dictatorship vs. Democracy|Leon Trotsky
One of the Menshevik orators attempted incidentally to represent me as a defender of militarism in general.
Dictatorship vs. Democracy|Leon Trotsky

British Dictionary definitions for Menshevik

Menshevik

Menshevist

/ (ˈmɛnʃɪvɪk) /

noun

a member of the moderate wing of the Russian Social Democratic Party, advocating gradual reform to achieve socialismCompare Bolshevik

Derived forms of Menshevik

Menshevism, noun

Word Origin for Menshevik

C20: from Russian, literally: minority, from menshe less, from malo few

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单词	menshevik
释义	Menshevik or men·she·vik [ men-shuh-vik; Russian myin-shi-vyeek ] / ˈmɛn ʃə vɪk; Russian myɪn ʃɪˈvyik / noun, plural Men·she·viks, Men·she·vik·i [men-shuh-vik-ee, -vee-kee; Russian myin-shi-vyi-kyee]. /ˈmɛn ʃəˌvɪk i, -ˌvi ki; Russian myɪn ʃɪ vyɪˈkyi/. a member of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party in opposition to the Bolsheviks: advocated gradual development of full socialism through parliamentary government and cooperation with bourgeois parties; absorbed into the Communist party formed in 1918. Origin of Menshevik 1905–10; <Russian menʾshevík, equivalent to ménʾsh(iĭ) lesser (comparative of málenʾkiĭ small; compare menʾshinstvó minority) + -evik, variant of -ovik noun suffix OTHER WORDS FROM Menshevik Men·she·vism [men-shuh-viz-uhm], /ˈmɛn ʃəˌvɪz əm/, nounMen·she·vist, adjective Words nearby Menshevik mensal, mensch, mense, menservants, menses, Menshevik, mens rea, men's room, mens sana in corpore sano, menstrual, menstrual cup Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Menshevik Are we depriving ourselves of Cadet and Menshevik criticisms of the corruption of the working class? Dictatorship vs. Democracy\|Leon Trotsky One of the Menshevik orators attempted incidentally to represent me as a defender of militarism in general. Dictatorship vs. Democracy\|Leon Trotsky British Dictionary definitions for Menshevik Menshevik Menshevist / (ˈmɛnʃɪvɪk) / noun a member of the moderate wing of the Russian Social Democratic Party, advocating gradual reform to achieve socialismCompare Bolshevik Derived forms of Menshevik Menshevism, noun Word Origin for Menshevik C20: from Russian, literally: minority, from menshe less, from malo few Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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