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Definition of: Bolshevik
(bōl′shə·vik, bol′-) noun plural Bol·she·viks or Bol·she·vi·ki (bōl′shə·vē′kē, bol′-)
1. A member of the radical and dominant branch of the Russian Social Democratic Party: since 1918, called the Communist Party. Compare MENSHEVIK.
2. Loosely, any radical or any communist. Also bol′she·vik. [<Russian bolshe greater; referring to the majority group in the party]
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