Marxist

American  

[mahrk-sist] / ˈmɑrk sɪst /

noun

• Marxists
  plural

1. an adherent of Karl Marx or his theories.

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adjective

1. of Karl Marx or his theories.

Marxist British  

/ ˈmɑːksɪst /

noun

1. a follower of Marxism

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adjective

1. (of an economic or political theory) analogous to or derived from the doctrines of Karl Marx

2. of or relating to Marx, Marxism, or Marxists and their theories

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• non-Marxist
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Marxists
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Marxist

First recorded in 1885–90; Marx + -ist

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Example Sentences

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Marxist Marxists

Last year, Cerimedo was a key player in the election of Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz, the center-right, U.S.-educated son of a former president who transitioned from Marxist firebrand to moderate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

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

A more sophisticated version of the Marxist model was developed in the 1930s by V. Gordon Childe, the archaeologist who first named the Neolithic Revolution and the Urban Revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 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

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

I thought about all those who had denounced the popes and the church they headed before him: the sans culottes, the guillotinists, the tricoteuses; all the rationalists, the Marxists, the humanists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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

Blaschko said his TikTok viewers come from very different backgrounds—vehement atheists, radical traditional Catholics, nihilists, ex-Mormons, Marxists, and mold eaters.

From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2022

Attempt for the reconciliation of the Bakunists and the Marxists miscarries.

From Socialism and the Social Movement in the 19th Century by Werner Sombart

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