marxism

BrE /ˈmɑːksɪzəm/ AmE /ˈmɑːrksmə/

noun en → es

1 POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY [uncountable] C1

the political and economic theories of Karl Marx, which say that society is divided into classes based on people's ownership or non-ownership of property and means of production, and that there should be a revolution to end this division.

marxismo

  • the theory/principles of Marxism

Collocations Marxist ideas · Marxist analysis

  • He studied the principles of Marxism at university.

    Estudió los principios del marxismo en la universidad.

2 IDEOLOGY [uncountable] C1

a political ideology based on Marxist theories, which aims to create a classless society and often involves the control of production by workers.

marxismo

  • Marxist policies/ideas

Collocations Marxist revolution · Marxist state

  • The country has a long history of Marxist ideology.

    El país tiene una larga historia de ideología marxista.