marxism

noun

Meaning

The socialist and communist philosophy and political program founded by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
The socialist and communist theory of the followers of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels; a radical, revolutionary political philosophy that aims to capture state power, introduce a dictatorship of the proletariat, and then progress to communism.

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Related words

leninism(English)marxism-leninism(English)bolshevism(English)collectivism(English)sovietism(English)maoism(English)socialist(English)marx(English)juche(English)stalinism(English)structuralism(English)materialism(English)

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