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Marxism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmɑɹk.sɪ.zəm/ (General-American)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English Marx Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Marxism From Marx + -ism.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The socialist and communist philosophy and political program founded by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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.
3. (Western, colloquial, countable, derogatory, often, uncountable) Any left-wing ideology, government regulations, or policies promoting a welfare state, nationalisation, etc.

Forms

Deriveds

cultural Marxism · post-Marxism · creative Marxism · antimarxism · Austromarxism · racial Marxism · Marxism-Leninism

Relateds

socialism · capitalism · Marxism-Leninism · communism · Marxian · feudalism · Marxist

Synonyms

scientific socialism

Translations (130)

cmn 馬克思主義 /马克思主义 (ideology) · hy մարքսիզմ (philosophy) · el μαρξισμός (ideology) · eo marksismo (ideology) · sq marksizëm (philosophy) · uk маркси́зм (ideology) · hy մարքսիզմ (ideology) · ru маркси́зм (ideology) · nl marxisme (ideology) · fi marxismi (philosophy) · cs marxismus (philosophy) · de Marxismus (philosophy) · ps مارکسيزم (philosophy) · eu marxismo (philosophy) · be марксі́зм (ideology) · sk marxizmus (philosophy) · km ម៉ាក្សនិយម (ideology) · it marxismo (philosophy) · ro marxism (ideology) · lo ລັດທິມາກ (philosophy) · hi मार्क्सवाद (philosophy) · ny Chimarx (philosophy) · tl marxismo (philosophy) · hi मार्क्सवाद (ideology) · fa مارکسیسم (philosophy) · pl marksizm (ideology) · fy marksisme (ideology) · ja マルキシズム (philosophy) · mr मार्क्सवाद (ideology) · cmn 馬克思主義 /马克思主义 (philosophy) · sh марксѝзам (philosophy) · tr Marksizm (ideology) · tt марксизм (philosophy) · lv marksisms (ideology) · sl marksizem (ideology) · sh марксѝзам (ideology) · mn ᠮᠠᠷᠻᠰᠢᠰᠮ (philosophy) · ms faham sosialis Marx (ideology) · nb marxisme (philosophy) · ur مارْکسِزْم (philosophy) · th ลัทธิมาร์กซ (philosophy) · pl marksizm (philosophy) · ga Marxachas (ideology) · vi chủ nghĩa Mác (philosophy) · de Marxismus (ideology) · bg маркси́зъм (ideology) · id marxisme (ideology) · sk marxizmus (ideology) · ms faham sosialis Marx (philosophy) · mk маркси́зам (philosophy) · ny Chimarx (ideology) · fr marxisme (philosophy) · ckb مارکسیزم (ideology) · sw Umaksi (philosophy) · pt marxismo (philosophy) · ka მარქსიზმი (philosophy) · bg маркси́зъм (philosophy) · eo marksismo (philosophy) · it marxismo (ideology) · si මාක්ස්වාදය (philosophy) · th ลัทธิมาร์กซ (ideology) · io marxismo (ideology) · nb marxisme (ideology) · ko 마르크시즘 (philosophy) · sh marksìzam (philosophy) · lt marksizmas (philosophy) · cs marxismus (ideology) · lt marksizmas (ideology) · uk маркси́зм (philosophy) · ru маркси́зм (philosophy) · gl marxismo (philosophy) · bn মার্কসবাদ (philosophy) · cy Marcsiaeth (philosophy) · ro marxism (philosophy) · da marxisme (ideology) · et marksism (ideology) · ko 마르크스주의 (philosophy) · ar مَارْكْسِيَّة (ideology) · be марксі́зм (philosophy) · mn марксизм (philosophy) · fi marxismi (ideology) · ms Marxisme (ideology) · gag marksizm (philosophy) · my မာ့က်စ်ဝါဒ (philosophy) · yi מאַרקסיזם (ideology) · sv marxism (philosophy) · sv marxism (ideology) · yue 馬克思主義 /马克思主义 (philosophy) · ja マルクス主義 (ideology) · fr marxisme (ideology) · es marxismo (ideology) · mk маркси́зам (ideology) · ms Marxisme (philosophy) · tg марксизм (philosophy) · he מַרְקְסִיזְם (philosophy) · ca marxisme (philosophy) · ckb مارکسیزم (philosophy) · ug ماركسىزم (philosophy) · hu marxizmus (ideology) · ka მარქსიზმი (ideology) · hu marxizmus (philosophy) · pt marxismo (ideology) · mr मार्क्सवाद (philosophy) · io marxismo (philosophy) · kk марксизм (philosophy) · sl marksizem (philosophy) · gu માર્ક્સવાદ (philosophy) · uz marksizm (philosophy) · fy marksisme (philosophy) · da marxisme (philosophy) · lv marksisms (philosophy) · es marxismo (philosophy) · is marxismi (philosophy) · az marksizm (philosophy) · fi marxilaisuus (philosophy) · ar مَارْكْسِيَّة (philosophy) · fi marxilaisuus (ideology) · ga Marxachas (philosophy) · tr Marksizm (philosophy) · km ម៉ាក្សនិយម (philosophy) · ky марксизм (philosophy) · yi מאַרקסיזם (philosophy) · ko 맑스주의 (philosophy) · ja マルクス主義 (philosophy) · el μαρξισμός (philosophy) · nl marxisme (philosophy) · sh marksìzam (ideology) · kmr marksîzm (philosophy) · et marksism (philosophy) · tk marksizm (philosophy)