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bolchevique

Bolshevik

adjective noun bol-sheh-VEEK Rare
People & Society Politics

Origin: From Russian 'bol'shevik', member of the majority faction.

Usage Note

Bolchevique refers to members or ideology of the Russian Bolshevik movement that led the 1917 revolution; it works as both noun (un bolchevique) and adjective. In modern French it is sometimes used loosely as a pejorative for radical leftists.

Examples

"Le régime bolchevique prit le pouvoir en 1917."

Natural Translation

The Bolshevik regime seized power in 1917.

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