Octobrist

[ ok-toh-brist ]
/ ɒkˈtoʊ brɪst /

noun

a member of a Russian political party that advocated constitutional monarchism: so called because it was organized after the Czar's manifesto in October, 1905.
(formerly) a member of a communist organization in the Soviet Union for children ranging in age from eight to ten.
Compare Komsomol(def 2), Pioneer(def 6).

Origin of Octobrist

translation of Russian oktyabríst

Example sentences from the Web for octobrist

  • Russian imperialism and his Octobrist and Cadet representatives bear a great part of the responsibility for the present war.

    Our Revolution |Leon Trotzky

British Dictionary definitions for octobrist

Octobrist
/ (ɒkˈtəʊbrɪst) /

noun

a member of a Russian political party favouring the constitutional reforms granted in a manifesto issued by Nicholas II in Oct 1905