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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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

When Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published “The Communist Manifesto” in 1848, Marx was 29 and Engels two years his junior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

He eventually made enough money to retire at 50 and support himself and Marx for the rest of their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

True or, most likely, false, those woolly claims and epic tales of derring-do aren’t the weirdest thing about Marx.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

After the war’s end, however, he turned down Ernest’s offer to continue as the lab manager in order to resume the classroom teaching of Hegel and Marx.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik