Bolshevism
American
[bohl-shuh-viz-uhm, bol-]
/ ˈboʊl ʃəˌvɪz əm, ˈbɒl- /
Also
bolshevism,
noun
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the doctrines, methods, or procedure of the Bolsheviks.
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(sometimes lowercase) the principles or practices of ultraradical socialists or political ultraradicals generally.
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Origin of Bolshevism
First recorded in 1915–20; Bolshev(ik) + -ism
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