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Men·she·vik M0219900 (mĕn′shə-vĭk)n. pl. Men·she·viks or Men·she·vi·ki (-vē′kē) A member of the liberal faction of the Social Democratic Party that struggled against the Bolsheviks before and during the Russian Revolution. [Russian men'shevik, from men'she, less (from their relegation by Lenin to minority status); see mei- in Indo-European roots.] Men′she·vism n.Men′she·vist n.Menshevik (ˈmɛnʃɪvɪk) or Menshevistn (Historical Terms) a member of the moderate wing of the Russian Social Democratic Party, advocating gradual reform to achieve socialism. Compare Bolshevik[C20: from Russian, literally: minority, from menshe less, from malo few] ˈMenshevism nMen•she•vik (ˈmɛn ʃə vɪk) n., pl. -viks, -vik•i (-ˌvɪk i, -ˌvi ki) (sometimes l.c.) a member of the moderate wing of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party which, in opposition to the Bolsheviks, advocated gradual development of socialism through reforms. [1905–10; < Russian men'shevík=mén'sh(iĭ) lesser + -evik, n. suffix] Men′she•vism (-ˌvɪz əm) n. Men′she•vist, n., adj. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Menshevik - a Russian member of the liberal minority group that advocated gradual reform and opposed the Bolsheviks before and during the Russian Revolutionsocialist - a political advocate of socialism | EncyclopediaSeeMenshevismMenshevikenUK
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