Marxist

adj
/ˈmɑːksɪst/UK/ˈmɑːɹksɪst/US

Etymology

From Marx + -ist. Piecewise doublet of Marxista.

  1. borrowed from Marx
  2. formed as marxist — “Marx + -ist

Definitions

  1. Following the ideals of Marxism.

    • Lenin's Marxist tendencies were underscored by his beliefs in state capitalism and the inconsistency of socialist democracy with the rule and dictatorship of one individual.
    • Some of the historians working on these projects were influenced in some way or another by Marxist views toward history.
  2. One that believes in or follows the ideals of Marxism.

    • What sort of Marxist devotes six years to the perfecting of a novel so remote from the struggle for tomorrow?
    • Of course, no two Marxists and no two Miseseans will ever be exactly alike, so I am not suggesting that a winning political coalition will result from this unlikely arrangement.
    • Korea's leading Marxist economist Kim Soo-haeng, who translated the legendary economic book "Capital: Critique of Political Economy" into Korean in 1990, died of a heart attack in the United States, recently.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA