Menshevik
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Menshevik
- /ˈmɛnʃəvɪk/
Rhymes with -ɛnʃəvɪk
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Russian меньшеви́к (menʹševík), derived from меньшинство́ (menʹšinstvó, “minority”), formed in turn from Russian ме́ньше (ménʹše), the comparative of ма́лый (mályj, “little”).
noun Mensheviks · Mensheviki
- A member of the gradualist or moderate wing of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party during the years preceding the Russian Revolution, when they split with the Bolsheviks; or a member of a later independent moderate-Marxist party formed in 1917. В одном районе в последние 5—6 месяцев представителем был «меньшевик». Благодаря оторванности от общей работы этот район страшно ослаб.
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noun member of a minority faction of the Russian revolutionary movement
| Español | menchevique |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 멘셰비키 mensyebiki |
| 日本語 | メンシェヴィキ mensheviki |
| 中文 | 孟什維克 /孟什维克 mèngshíwéikè |
| Português | menchevique |
| Français | menchevik |
| Deutsch | Menschewik, Menschewikin |
| Italiano | menscevico, menscevica |
| Русский | меньшеви́к menʹševík, меньшеви́чка menʹševíčka |
| Tiếng Việt | Men-sê-vích, men-sê-vích |
Talk about this word "Menshevik." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/menshevik. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Menshevik. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/menshevik "Menshevik." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/menshevik.Cite this
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title = {Menshevik},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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