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Marxism(2)(dictionary)
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Marxism(dictionary)
Marxism-Leninism(dictionary)

Marxism(1) (iou)



Marxism noun1. L19.
[from Marx (see below) + -ISM, perh. through French Marxisme, German Marxismus.]
The political and economic theories of the German-born writer Karl Marx (1818-83), esp. that, as labour is basic to wealth, historical development must lead to the violent overthrow of the capitalist class and the taking over of the means of production by the proletariat, in accordance with scientific laws determined by dialectical materialism.
Comb.: Marxism-Leninism the doctrines of Marx as interpreted and put into effect by Lenin; Leninism; official Communist interpretation of the doctrines of Marx as implemented by Lenin, developed as a set of principles to guide policy and behaviour.