: the political, economic, and social principles and policies advocated by Marx
especially : a theory and practice of socialism (see socialism sense 3) including the labor theory of value, dialectical materialism, the class struggle, and dictatorship of the proletariat until the establishment of a classless society

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The writers and academics who abandoned Marxism to found the neoconservative movement were deeply concerned with political freedom and the moral decline of American society. Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 Opponents scoffed at many of his ideas, calling them impractical or misguided, perhaps bordering on Marxism. Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024

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1883, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Marxism was in 1883

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“Marxism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Marxism. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.

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