Marxism

noun

Marx·ism ˈmärk-ˌsi-zəm

: the political, economic, and social principles and policies advocated by Marx

especially : a theory and practice of socialism (see socialism sense 3) including the labor theory of value, dialectical materialism, the class struggle, and dictatorship of the proletariat until the establishment of a classless society

Marxist

ˈmärk-sist

noun or adjective

Examples of Marxism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The heir to a real estate fortune, Crow oversees his family’s business empire and recently named Marxism as his greatest fear. —

Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 6 Apr. 2023

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