Marxist

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UK/ˈmɑːksɪst/US/ˈmɑːɹksɪst/

adjective

Following the ideals of Marxism.

Less commonScrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveMarxist (not comparable)
  1. not comparableFollowing the ideals of Marxism.

    Some of the historians working on these projects were influenced in some way or another by Marxist views toward history.

    2015, Q. Edward Wang, Marxist Historiographies: A Global Perspective, Routledge, page 187
    1 more example

    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.

    1925, Nikolaĭ Ivanovich Bukharin, Lenin as a Marxist, Communist Party of Great Britain, page 7

    Synonyms: Marxian

nounMarxist (plural Marxists)

plural Marxists

  1. 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?

    2001, Adam Mars-Jones, Mr. Fortune's Maggot: And, the Salutation With An Introduction by Adam Mars-Jones, The New York Review of Books, introduction
    3 more examples

    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.

    2010, Andrea Castillo, Of Marx and Mises

    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.

    2015, Park Si-soo, “Leading Economist Dies at 73”, in The Korea Times

    Like Marxists, wokies are millenarians, working for a magical tomorrow that owes nothing either to past practice or to human frailties.

    2021 June 6, Daniel Hannan, “Communism is evolving. But the new version is no more toxic than the old one”, in The Daily Telegraph

    Synonyms: Marxian, Marxista

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFollowing the ideals of Marxism.

Similar

nounOne that believes in or follows the ideals of Marxism.

More synonyms by meaning

nounemotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Arabic مَارْكِسِيّ, مَارْكْسِيّ
  • مَارْكِسِيّ (mārkisiyy)following Marxism
  • مَارْكْسِيّ (mārksiyy)following Marxism
  • مَارْكِسِيّ (mārkisiyy)one who follows Marxism
  • مَارْكْسِيّ (mārksiyy)one who follows Marxism
  • مَارْكِسِيَّة (mārkisiyya)one who follows Marxism
  • مَارْكْسِيَّة (mārksiyya)one who follows Marxism
Basque marxista
  • marxistafollowing Marxism
Catalan marxista, marxista
  • marxistafollowing Marxism
  • marxistaone who follows Marxism
Chinese Mandarin 馬克思主義的 /马克思主义的, 馬克思主義者 /马克思主义者
  • 馬克思主義的 /马克思主义的 (Mǎkèsīzhǔyì de)following Marxism
  • 馬克思主義者 /马克思主义者 (Mǎkèsīzhǔyìzhě)one who follows Marxism
Czech marxistický, marxista
  • marxistickýfollowing Marxism
  • marxistaone who follows Marxism
Dutch marxistisch
  • marxistischfollowing Marxism
Finnish marxilainen, marxilainen
  • marxilainenfollowing Marxism
  • marxilainenone who follows Marxism
  • marxistione who follows Marxism
French marxiste, Marxiste
  • marxistefollowing Marxism
  • Marxisteone who follows Marxism
German marxistisch, Marxist
  • marxistischfollowing Marxism
  • Marxistone who follows Marxism
  • Marxistinone who follows Marxism
Greek μαρξιστικός, μαρξιστής
  • μαρξιστικός (marxistikós)following Marxism
  • μαρξιστής (marxistís)one who follows Marxism
  • μαρξίστρια (marxístria)one who follows Marxism
Hindi मार्क्सवादी
  • मार्क्सवादी (mārksavādī)following Marxism
Hungarian marxista, marxista
  • marxistafollowing Marxism
  • marxistaone who follows Marxism
Japanese マルキスト, マルクス主義者
  • マルキストfollowing Marxism
  • マルクス主義者 (Marukusu-shugisha)one who follows Marxism
  • マルキシスト (Marukushisuto)one who follows Marxism
Lithuanian marksistinis, marksistas
  • marksistinisfollowing Marxism
  • marksistasone who follows Marxism
  • marksistėone who follows Marxism
Norwegian Bokmål marxistisk
  • marxistiskfollowing Marxism
Polish marksistowski, marksista
  • marksistowskifollowing Marxism
  • marksistaone who follows Marxism
  • marksistkaone who follows Marxism
Portuguese marxista, marxista
  • marxistafollowing Marxism
  • marxistaone who follows Marxism
Russian маркси́стский, маркси́ст
  • маркси́стский (marksístskij)following Marxism
  • маркси́ст (marksíst)one who follows Marxism
  • маркси́стка (marksístka)one who follows Marxism
Slovak marxistický, marxista
  • marxistickýfollowing Marxism
  • marxistaone who follows Marxism
Spanish marxista, marxista
  • marxistafollowing Marxism
  • marxistaone who follows Marxism
Swedish marxistisk, marxist
  • marxistiskfollowing Marxism
  • marxistone who follows Marxism
Vietnamese Mác-xít
  • Mác-xítfollowing Marxism
Yiddish מאַרקסיסטיש, מאַרקסיסט
  • מאַרקסיסטיש (marksistish)following Marxism
  • מאַרקסיסט (marksist)one who follows Marxism
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