Hypernym

communist 2

noun

a socialist who advocates communism

Instance_Hypernym

Bukharin 1

noun

Bolshevik leader in Russia who advocated gradual collectivism of the farms; was executed in a purge by Stalin (1888-1938)

Lenin 1

noun

Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924)

Trotsky 1

noun

Russian revolutionary and Communist theorist who helped Lenin and built up the army; he was ousted from the Communist Party by Stalin and eventually assassinated in Mexico (1879-1940)

Bolshevik 2

noundomain: person

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party

Synonyms

Bolshevist 1
a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party

Derivationally related form

bolshevize 1

verb

make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles

bolshevise 1

verb

make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles

Instance_Hyponym

Bukharin 1

noun

Bolshevik leader in Russia who advocated gradual collectivism of the farms; was executed in a purge by Stalin (1888-1938)

Lenin 1

noun

Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924)

Trotsky 1

noun

Russian revolutionary and Communist theorist who helped Lenin and built up the army; he was ousted from the Communist Party by Stalin and eventually assassinated in Mexico (1879-1940)