Bolshevism
Americannoun
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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.
Other Word Forms
- anti-Bolshevism noun
- non-Bolshevism noun
- pro-Bolshevism noun
Etymology
Origin of Bolshevism
First recorded in 1915–20; Bolshev(ik) + -ism
Example Sentences
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Or that Winston Churchill—who in 1919 said Bolshevism should be strangled in its cradle—became Stalin’s puppet 22 years later?
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
What critics of Bolshevism on Trial don’t realize is that the film’s timeless story still resonates deeply with the American public.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2020
Just as many of the Nazis they were dealing with saw the Cold War as part two of their own epic crusade against Bolshevism.
From Salon • Oct. 15, 2015
“He believed that Bolshevism is absolute evil,” wrote the grandson, Peter Basilevsky, in 2007.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 21, 2015
Bolshevism, strikes, wars—of what account were they all combined, beside the eternal problem of a man and a woman?
From Mufti by McNeile, H. C. (Herman Cyril)
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