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Marxism

//ˈmɑɹksɪzəm// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    The socialist and communist philosophy and political program founded by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Marxism. alt-of, countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    the economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will ultimately be superseded by communism wordnet
  4. 4
    The socialist and communist theory of the followers of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels; a radical, revolutionary political philosophy that aims to capture state power, introduce a dictatorship of the proletariat, and then progress to communism. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    Any left-wing ideology, government regulations, or policies promoting a welfare state, nationalisation, etc. Western, colloquial, countable, derogatory, often, uncountable

Etymology

From Marx + -ism.

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