Spartacist
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Spartacist
C20: from the pen name Spartacus adopted by Karl Liebknecht
Example Sentences
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Andy Serkis again provides the human performance template for Caesar, the genetically enhanced chimp raised by humans who leads a Spartacist revolt.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2017
The group eventually merged with a gay-friendly Trotskyite organization in New York called the Spartacist League, which offered Weinstein a leadership position, requiring him to move back to the East Coast.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2017
Locked away in cages with other apes in the hateful primate centre, Caesar achieves a kind of new Spartacist consciousness.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 11, 2011
In the Spartacist Uprising of Berlin 1919, an initially small fracas expanded dramatically when political leaders, including Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg, prodded their allies to turn out en masse.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2011
In 1919 Barmen was the scene of Spartacist disorders.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various
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