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Spartacist

British  
/ ˈspɑːtəsɪst /

noun

  1. a member of a group of German radical socialists formed in 1916 and in 1919 becoming the German Communist Party, led by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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