French word

marxiste

Pronunciation

IPA/maʁksist/

Meaning

  • noun (m./f.)marxist

Example

Il est marxiste.

He is a Marxist.

Illustration for marxiste (marxist)

More examples

J'ai parlé avec un marxiste hier.

I spoke with a Marxist yesterday.

Core concept

A person who reads social change through conflicts between economic classes.

Common phrases

  • un marxiste

    a Marxist

  • les marxistes

    the Marxists

Similar words

communiste: A person who seeks a communist society without private property or capitalist organization.
marxiste-léniniste: A person who endorses Marxist-Leninist doctrine and party- or state-led socialist development.
socialiste: A person who prioritizes social fairness and welfare through public policy and controlled markets.

Definition in French

Individu se réclamant du marxisme et défendant l'analyse des rapports de classe comme moteur du changement social.

Word origin

French marxiste combines the name Marx with the productive suffix -iste, which marks an adherent or practitioner and also appears in related European formations.

Usage tips

  • Marxiste is both a noun and an adjective, with the same singular spelling for masculine and feminine forms: un marxiste and une marxiste.

Opposites

Related words

  • marxismeMarxismnoun

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