Engels

[ eng-guhlz; for 1 also German eng-uhls; for 2 also Russian en-gyils ]

/ ˈɛŋ gəlz; for 1 also German ˈɛŋ əls; for 2 also Russian ˈɛn gyɪls /

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noun

Frie·drich

[free-drikh], /ˈfri drɪx/, 1820–95, German socialist in England: collaborated with Karl Marx in systematizing Marxism.

a city in the Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga River, opposite Saratov.

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How to use Engels in a sentence

That’s the case for Engels, who is keeping her job search sidelined because her kids’ school in Florida’s Palm Beach County isn’t returning to in-person classes.
Millions of jobless Americans cut spending following the expiration of their $600 enhanced unemployment benefit|Lance Lambert|August 20, 2020|Fortune
That Brayden will not get to grow up with his big sister is perhaps what hurts the Engels the most, Merton said.
Family of Olivia Engel, Lost in Newtown, Remembers Their Daughter|Matthew DeLuca|December 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The spirit of populism is unlike the specter of communism famously invoked by Marx and Engels.
A Short History of American Rage|Michael Kazin|March 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Name the three great ideas developed by Marx and Engels which now form the bed-rock basis for the socialist philosophy.
Communism and Christianism|William Montgomery Brown

What single great idea occurred to both Marx and Engels independently?
Communism and Christianism|William Montgomery Brown
Marx removed to Brussels, where Engels was living, and for the first time devoted himself to prolonged and profound labours.
Karl Marx|Achille Loria
It was through Engels that Marx was enabled to continue his studies and to complete the work which is his title to eternal fame.
Karl Marx|Achille Loria
As to this fundamental proposition of the Manifesto, it "belongs," says Engels, "wholly and solely to Marx."
Revolution and Counter-Revolution|Karl Marx

British Dictionary definitions for Engels

Engels

/ (German ˈɛŋəls) /

noun

Friedrich (ˈfriːdrɪç). 1820–95, German socialist leader and political philosopher, in England from 1849. He collaborated with Marx on The Communist Manifesto (1848) and his own works include Condition of the Working Classes in England (1844) and The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (1884)

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