Marx

American

[mahrks, mahrks] / mɑrks, mɑrks /

noun

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

Marx British

/ mɑːks /

noun

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

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

Almost no one my age has studied Marx beyond a digestible short-form scroll.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

He skimps on policy and skipped most of the preprimary debates; at the one he did attend, Marx brought his dog, a Dutch shepherd, onstage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

Would Karl Marx have urged workers of all species to unite?

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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