Menshevik
Men·she·vik
noun \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
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