menshevik
/ˈmɛnʃəvɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A member of the gradualist or moderate wing of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party during the years preceding the Russian Revolution, when they split with the Bolsheviks; or a member of a later independent moderate-Marxist party formed in 1917.
Example Sentences
- "В одном районе в последние 5—6 месяцев представителем был «меньшевик». Благодаря оторванности от общей работы этот район страшно ослаб."
- "‘Better an ultra-leftist than a Menshevik,’ said Rosa Kaletsky."
- "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."