🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Marxismo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: maʁˈzizmo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Marxism/ˈmɑːrksɪzəm/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O marxismo influenciou muitos movimentos sociais."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A political and economic theory that advocates for a classless system in which the means of production are owned communally.

    "Marxism has influenced various political movements around the world."
  2. 2

    The principles and theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, particularly regarding the critique of capitalism.

    "The rise of Marxism in the 20th century led to significant changes in many countries' governance."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'Marxism' derives from the name of Karl Marx, a 19th-century German philosopher and economist. The suffix '-ism' denotes a distinctive practice, system, or philosophy. The term began to be used in the late 19th century to describe the political and economic theories developed by Marx and Friedrich Engels.

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