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