Octobrist

noun

Oc·​to·​brist

-brə̇st

plural -s

1

: a member of a moderately liberal political party in czarist Russia whose principles of constitutional government and measures of reform were expressed in an imperial manifesto of October, 1905

2

[translation of Russian oktyabrenok; from the Russian Communist revolution that began on October 25, 1917, Old Style (November 7, New Style)] : a member of a Russian Communist youth organization with members between the ages of 8 and 10 compare pioneer

Word History

Etymology

octobr- (from october) + -ist; translation of Russian oktyabrist

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