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 has never held public office—like most fringe candidates, he touts his outsider status as an asset—and his entry into the race took many party activists by surprise.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

Marx claims to be the world’s fastest gun disarmer, a skill that seems to require an assailant to stick a handgun directly in your face rather than shoot you from a few feet away.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

Fernando, in true writer form, smirks when asked about being at the Ateneo and does his best Groucho Marx, “I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.”

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

The photos were shot as part of a promotion for Monroe’s brief role in the Marx brothers’ final feature together, “Love Happy.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

“I disagreed with him, but I always felt he was a man of absolute integrity,” Marx said of these debates.

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