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Definition of brezhnev
brezhnev
/ˈbrɛʒ.nɛf/
Brezh · nev
Adjective:Brezhnevian
brezhnev Lexical Profile
CEFR
C1
Grade
10
Tier
2
Usage
Rare
Syllables
2
• noun
1
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (1906–1982), a Soviet politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and de facto leader of the USSR from 1964 until his death in 1982.
Example
"Historians often characterize the later years of the Brezhnev administration as an era of economic and political stagnation in the Soviet Union."
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.
180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Brezhnev. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/brezhnev