A pro-tsarist counter-revolutionary movement characterized by extreme nationalism and anti-Semitism, formed during the Russian Revolution of 1905; supporters of this movement, considered collectively.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Westminster Gazette.
Definition of Black Hundred in US English:
Black Hundred
(also Black Hundreds)
noun
historical
A pro-tsarist counter-revolutionary movement characterized by extreme nationalism and anti-Semitism, formed during the Russian Revolution of 1905; supporters of this movement, considered collectively.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Westminster Gazette.