Menshevik noun & adjective. ['mɛnʃɪvɪk] E20.
[Russian men'shevik = member of the minority, from men'shiū less, compar. of malyū little.]
Hist.
A. noun. A member of a minority faction of the Russian Social-Democratic Party who opposed the Bolshevik policy of non-cooperation with other opponents of the tsarist regime and violent revolutionary action by a small political élite. Cf. BOLSHEVIK noun 1. E20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to Mensheviks or Menshevism. E20.

■ Menshevism noun the doctrine and practices of the Mensheviks E20.

■ Menshevist noun & adjective = MENSHEVIK E20.

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