Communist Manifesto
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- proper noun
- /ˈkɒmjʊnɪst mænɪˈfɛstoʊ/
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Manifiesto Comunista
- The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, is considered a vital text in socialist philosophy.
- Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
By contrast, The Communist Manifesto is a brief pamphlet that ended up affecting the lives of many millions worldwide.
- By contrast, The Communist Manifesto is a brief pamphlet that ended up affecting the lives of many millions worldwide.
- Attended Marxist lectures by historian Herbert Abtiker, Read the Communist Manifesto.
- If if you read the writings of Karl Marx and Max Hengel, right, The Communist Manifesto, oh, it's a perfect world, right?
- I took Merch Marine Academy in New York and my my economics teacher had me, had us read the Communist Manifesto.
Examples
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In "The Communist Manifesto" (1848), Marx and Engels say of the European bourgeoisie:
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In his Communist Manifesto (1848), Marx insisted that "workers of the world unite!"
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Read the Communist Manifesto, then consider the actual government of the US.
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In particular, he frequently uses the following passages from the Communist Manifesto.
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Income taxes in the USA are the second plank of the Communist Manifesto.
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By contrast, The Communist Manifesto is a brief pamphlet that ended up affecting the lives of many millions worldwide.
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Karl Marx wrote The Communist Manifesto because he thought the Paris Commune was the beginning of World Revolution.
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Many students study the Communist Manifesto to understand the foundational ideas of communism.
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In history classes, the Communist Manifesto is often cited as a significant influence on modern political thought.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The title's meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'communist' (relating to communism) + 'manifesto' (a formal statement of beliefs), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a formal statement of communist principles. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and not idiomatic, so it is readily understandable to a B1 learner despite being a proper name.
Etymology
Communist Manifesto began as a short pamphlet written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 1848 that called on workers to unite; the word manifesto means a public declaration and communist points to the idea of people 'sharing property'. The strong image of a clear paper handed out to bring people together helps explain why the title now means a short, powerful statement of communist ideas.