bolshie
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Noun — (informal) A left-wing political figure, such as a communist or union leader.
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bolshy
Etymology
Formed from Bolshevik (Russian большеви́к (bolʹševík), the socialist party in the 1918 Russian Revolution, from Russian большевики́ (bolʹševikí, “majority faction”)) and -ie.
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