Bolshevik
noun/ˈbɒlʃɪvɪk/
/ˈbəʊlʃɪvɪk/
- a member of the group in Russia that took control after the 1917 RevolutionWord OriginRussian, from bolshe ‘greater’ (with reference to the greater faction).
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