Marxist

//ˈmɑːɹksɪst// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One that believes in or follows the ideals of Marxism.

    "What sort of Marxist devotes six years to the perfecting of a novel so remote from the struggle for tomorrow?"

  2. 2
    emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries wordnet
  3. 3
    an advocate of Marxism wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Following the ideals of Marxism. not-comparable

    "Lenin's Marxist tendencies were underscored by his beliefs in state capitalism and the inconsistency of socialist democracy with the rule and dictatorship of one individual."

Adjective
  1. 1
    following the ideas of Marx and Engels wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
bolshiemarxianadherentagin the governmentanarchanarchic

Example

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""Cultural Marxism" was a critique of popular culture by the Frankfurt School of critical theory, a discipline which used knowledge from the social sciences to revise Marxist theory. In modern usage among right-wingers, "Cultural Marxism" has become a substitute term for the Nazi-era conspiracy theory "Cultural Bolshevism.""

Etymology

From Marx + -ist. Piecewise doublet of Marxista.

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