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marxista

Marxist

adjective noun mahrk-SEES-tah Rare
People & Society Politics

Origin: Named after Karl Marx.

Usage Note

Marxista ends in -ista and is common gender as a noun: el marxista / la marxista. As an adjective it agrees only in number (ideas marxistas). It refers to the ideology or its adherents; the related noun marxismo names the doctrine itself. It's a neutral descriptive term in academic and political writing.

Examples

"El partido adoptó una postura claramente marxista."

Natural Translation

The party adopted a clearly Marxist stance.

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