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Communist Manifesto

American  

noun

  1. a pamphlet (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: first statement of the principles of modern communism.


Communist Manifesto British  

noun

  1. a political pamphlet written by Marx and Engels in 1848: a fundamental statement of Marxist principles

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And he doesn’t seem to think too hard about any of his controversial decisions: He had a copy of Mein Kampf, he said, simply because he collects “historic books,” including The Communist Manifesto.

From Slate • Mar. 9, 2026

Marx and Engels published their ideas in The Communist Manifesto in 1848, a year in which political revolutions swept Europe.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Marx and Friedrich Engels were the authors of "The Communist Manifesto," which was published in 1848.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2021

It was probably the first time the Communist Manifesto, the foundational Marxist text published by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 1848, has been quoted at the Oscars.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2020

They were the first to publish the English translation of The Communist Manifesto, written by German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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