Marxist

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noun

Marx·​ist ˈmärksə̇st 

ˈmȧk-

plural -s

: a follower of Marx : an adherent of Marxism

some of the keenest philosophic minds among the early Russian Marxists

—G. L. Kline

Marxist

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adjective

"

: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Marxism or Marxists

the Marxist doctrine … based on the definition of all value as being created by labor

—Paul Alpert

forces inspired by Marxist thought threaten to engulf more and more of the free world

—A. G. Meyer

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Karl Marx + English -ist

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