Real Dictionary

Marxism
uncountable noun: Marxism is a political philosophy based on the writings of Karl Marx which stresses the importance of the struggle between different social classes.

Marxism in American English
the system of thought developed by Karl Marx, his co-worker Friedrich Engels, and their followers
noun: the system of economic and political thought developed by Karl Marx, along with Friedrich Engels, esp. the doctrine that the state throughout history has been a device for the exploitation of the masses by a dominant class, that class struggle has been th

Marxism in British English
noun: the economic and political theory and practice originated by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that holds that actions and human institutions are economically determined, that the class struggle is the basic agency of historical change, and that capitalism w