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Marxist

[mahrk-sist] / ˈmɑrk sɪst /
NOUN
communist
Synonyms
STRONG
Bolshevik Bolshevist Commie Maoist Stalinist Trotskyite apparatchik comrade leftist red socialist sympathizer
WEAK
C.P. member Castroite Leninist Party member Viet Cong com-symp fellow traveler member of the Communist Party pinko
Antonyms
WEAK
capitalist conservative

Example Sentences

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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

KP Sharma Oli, the 74-year-old Marxist leader ousted as prime minister last year and seeking a return to power, was challenged by former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, a 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

In 1983 the US invaded the Caribbean island of Grenada, after a Marxist coup.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

Chávez, a former army officer inspired by Marxist thinkers and revolutionaries such as Simón Bolivar and Fidel Castro, was one of the most consequential political figures in recent Latin American history.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

I did not deny that I was attracted by the idea of a classless society, or that I had been influ-enced by Marxist thought.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela