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Marxian

American  
[mahrk-see-uhn] / ˈmɑrk si ən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Karl Marx or his theories.


Marxian British  
/ ˈmɑːksɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Karl Marx and his theories

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Marxian

First recorded in 1885–90; Marx + -ian

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This leads him to such “structural” Marxian insights as the following: Stanford University is a “human capital” factory, a “breeding and training project.”

From New York Times Feb. 14, 2023

He lambasted the polymathic Bertrand Russell and Marxian philosopher Herbert Marcuse — darlings of liberal social activists — as “the Abbott and Costello of political philosophy.”

From Washington Post Jun. 21, 2022

Contrast the Hegelian and Marxian concepts of dialectic.

From Textbooks Jun. 15, 2022

The professor said there’s been a range of “socialisms” — Christian, utopian, democratic, Marxian — so it’s hard to say it’s any one thing, though each share a primary concern with equality.

From Washington Times Mar. 4, 2019

Trotzky's contribution was an attempt at reconciliation between the two warring camps which professed the same Marxian theory and pursued the same revolutionary aim.

From Our Revolution Essays on Working-Class and International Revolution, 1904-1917 by Leon Davidovich Trotzky

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