Marxism

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Marx·ism

noun \ˈmärk-ˌsi-zəm\

Definition of MARXISM

: 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

First Known Use of MARXISM

1887

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

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