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Judeo-Bolshevist

Judeo-Bolshevist

9.9
A hateful claim that wrongly links Jewish people with communism to attack them
  • noun
  • /dʒuˈdeɪoʊ ˈboʊlʃəvɪst/
  • Slur
translation icon : judeo-bolchevique
  • The propaganda campaign labeled political opponents as Judeo-Bolshevists to spread fear and paranoia.

Examples

  • In the 1920s, authorities unjustly accused many socialists of being Judeo-Bolshevists to stoke public fear.

  • Historical documents often reference the supposed threat of Judeo-Bolshevists in the early 20th century.

  • Using the term Judeo-Bolshevist reveals the speaker's adherence to extremist and prejudiced ideologies.

  • The term Judeo-Bolshevist has been used to describe certain political movements.

  • Many conspiracy theories revolve around the idea of a Judeo-Bolshevist agenda.

  • The novel depicted the rise of Judeo-Bolshevists as a metaphor for societal unrest and division.

  • Political speeches often invoked the Judeo-Bolshevists to criticize leftist movements and rally support.

Surface Forms

Judeo-Bolshevist singular
Judeo-Bolshevists plural

Morphology

Judeo-Bolshevist = Judeo- + Bolshevist (transparent) = Judeo + Bolshevist

A straightforward hyphenated compound joining the combining form 'Judeo-' ('Jewish') and 'Bolshevist' ('Bolshevik supporter/ideology'), so the meaning is directly built from the parts.

Etymology

Judeo-Bolshevist combines Judeo- (from 'Jew') and Bolshevist (from Bolshevik, a Russian group whose name comes from a word meaning 'majority'), so it was used to say someone was both Jewish and part of the Bolshevik communists. This label was used to attack people and spread fear, so today it signals a hateful, prejudiced idea.