Marxism

  1. Noun.  The socialist philosophy and political program founded by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels; scientific socialism.
  2. Noun.  The socialist ideology of the followers of Karl Marx; a radical, revolutionary political philosophy that aims to capture state power, introduce a dictatorship of the proletariat, and then progress to communism.
  3. Noun.  The socialist philosophy and political program developed by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels.
  4. Noun.  Any social or political philosophy or ideology derived from the thought of Karl Marx.

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