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menshevik
Menshevik (noun) means a supporter of the more moderate wing of Russia's Social Democratic party before the 1917 revolution, or a member of the separate moderate socialist party formed afterwards.
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A supporter of the more moderate wing of Russia's Social Democratic party before the 1917 revolution, or a member of the separate moderate socialist party formed afterwards.
"‘Better an ultra-leftist than a Menshevik,’ said Rosa Kaletsky."
— Peter Carey, Illywhacker (1985)
"Let me be clear. The men and women on this stage have more ideas, more experience, more common sense than every participant in the Democratic debate. That debate reflected a debate between the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks."
— Ted Cruz, Transcript: Read the Full Text of the CNBC Republican Debate in Boulder (2015)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Russian меньшеви́к (menʹševík), which derives from меньшинство́ (menʹšinstvó, “minority”), itself formed from Russian ме́ньше (ménʹše), the comparative of ма́лый (mályj, “little”).
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"menshevik" (noun) means a supporter of the more moderate wing of Russia's Social Democratic party before the 1917 revolution, or a member of the separate moderate socialist party formed afterwards.
