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Menshevik

/ˈmɛnʃəvɪk/

Menshevik noun: 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.

Noun

Menshevik (plural Mensheviks or (literary) Mensheviki)

  1. (historical) 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.1967 [1905 March 23 (10)], Владимир Ленин [Vladimir Lenin], “Пора кончить”, in В. И. Ленин – Полное собрание сочинений, volume 9, page 145; English translation from “Time to Call a Halt!”, in V. I....
    • ‘Better an ultra-leftist than a Menshevik,’ said Rosa Kaletsky.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, page 259

Menshevik meaning in Tamil, Marathi and Vietnamese

Menshevik in Tamil

சமநெறியாளர்

Menshevik in Marathi

member of a minority faction of the Russian revolutionary movement
मेनशेव्हिक menśevhik

Menshevik in Vietnamese

member of a minority faction of the Russian revolutionary movement
Men-sê-vích, men-sê-vích

Forms of Menshevik

pluralMensheviks
plural literaryMensheviki

Origin of Menshevik

Borrowed from Russian меньшеви́к (menʹševík), derived from меньшинство́ (menʹšinstvó, “minority”), formed in turn from Russian ме́ньше (ménʹše), the comparative of ма́лый (mályj, “little”).

Questions about Menshevik

What does Menshevik mean?
Menshevik means 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.
What is Menshevik in Tamil?
Menshevik in Tamil is சமநெறியாளர். See Menshevik meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Menshevik?
Menshevik is a noun.
How do you pronounce Menshevik?
Menshevik is pronounced /ˈmɛnʃəvɪk/.
What is the plural of Menshevik?
The plural of Menshevik is Mensheviks.

Words near Menshevik in the dictionary

  1. Menser
  2. Mensers
  3. menservants
  4. menses
  5. mensh
  6. Menshevik
  7. Mensheviki
  8. Mensheviks
  9. menshevism
  10. menshevisms
  11. Menshevist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Menshevik (page history and authors); Menshevik (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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