Main Entry:

Marx·ism

Pronunciation:

\ˈmärk-ˌsi-zəm\

Function:

noun

Date:

1887

: the political, economic, and social principles and policies advocated by Marx ; especially : a theory and practice of socialism including the labor theory of value, dialectical materialism, the class struggle, and dictatorship of the proletariat until the establishment of a classless society

— Marx·ist \-sist\ noun or adjective