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bolshevik

n.
US //ˈboʊɫʃəˌvɪk// UK //bˈɒlʃɪvˌɪk// bol·she·vik Archaic
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Origin

Borrowed from Russian большеви́к (bolʹševík), from большинство́ (bolʹšinstvó, “majority”).

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