Marx

American  

[mahrks, mahrks] / mɑrks, mɑrks /

noun

1. Karl (Heinrich) 1818–83, German economist, philosopher, and socialist.

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Marx British  

/ mɑːks /

noun

1. Karl (karl). 1818–83, German founder of modern communism, in England from 1849. With Engels, he wrote The Communist Manifesto (1848). He developed his theories of the class struggle and the economics of capitalism in Das Kapital (1867; 1885; 1895). He was one of the founders of the International Workingmen's Association (First International) (1864)

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Marx

It is a question that occupied Karl Marx and Max Weber and many others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Those wishing to lead China after Mr. Xi will likely need more wisdom than the writings of Marx and Mao contain, and they will need more support than the ranks of the party can offer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

The 95-year-old head of the Cuban armed forces and former president entered the Karl Marx theater for a celebration rally amid the island's worst crisis in living memory.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

In lieu of a closing statement, Marx prayed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

Hamilton, Karl Marx, William, and Portia would be afraid of him and look at their mother—and sometimes when he realized this the black feeling would conquer him and he knew not what he did.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers