Marxist
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(of an economic or political theory) analogous to or derived from the doctrines of Karl Marx
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of or relating to Marx, Marxism, or Marxists and their theories
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He grew up in a politically-aware household - his mother was human rights activist Marion Kozak, and his father the prominent Marxist sociologist Ralph Miliband.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The essential thing to understand about Mr. Putin, she begins, is that he isn’t a Marxist or a communist or even a defender of Leninism or Stalinism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Allen, from what I can tell, was not advocating for social revolution, or a total inversion of the market economy, or the consecration of a Marxist state.
From Slate ● May 1, 2026
Four-time prime minister and Marxist leader Oli, 74, was defeated by Shah in Oli's own constituency.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
But I had little knowledge of Marxism, and in political discussions with my Communist friends I found myself handicapped by my ignorance of Marxist philosophy.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
But the DSA’s big tent also accommodates dedicated Marxists and communists, including several of its 27-member National Political Committee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
But Thoreau’s show of civil disobedience has resounded down the ages, creating a political legacy claimed by liberals and conservatives, libertarians and Marxists External link.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
The place was populated by Marxists and anarchists, “churchmen and agnostics, freethinkers, Darwinists and spiritualists … and dress reform cranks.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
The unfolding of actual events in a way contrary to Marx’s predictions led Marxists and others to doubt the reliability of Marx’s system of dialectical materialism.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
The Bolsheviki themselves, as good Marxists, took no stock in the peasants' commune.
From Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy by John Spargo
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