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Marcyite

Marcyite noun: a supporter or follower of Sam Marcy (1911–1998), American lawyer, writer, and Marxist-Leninist activist who co-founded the Workers World Party (WWP).

Noun

Marcyite (plural Marcyites)

  1. (Marxism) A supporter or follower of Sam Marcy (1911–1998), American lawyer, writer, and Marxist-Leninist activist who co-founded the Workers World Party (WWP).
    • His attempt to maintain a revolutionary proletarian orientation without the struggle for the Fourth International ended in a fiasco, as the present political role of the Marcyites as semi-official advisers of the trade union bureaucracy proves.1988, David North, “The SWP in Retreat”, in The Heritage We Defend: A Contribution to the History of the Fourth International, Detroit, MI: Labor Publications, →ISBN, page 281

Forms of Marcyite

pluralMarcyites

Origin of Marcyite

From Marcy + -ite.

Questions about Marcyite

What does Marcyite mean?
Marcyite means a supporter or follower of Sam Marcy (1911–1998), American lawyer, writer, and Marxist-Leninist activist who co-founded the Workers World Party (WWP).
What part of speech is Marcyite?
Marcyite is a noun.
What is the plural of Marcyite?
The plural of Marcyite is Marcyites.

Words near Marcyite in the dictionary

  1. Marcuseans
  2. Marcuses
  3. Marcusian
  4. Marcusians
  5. Marcy
  6. Marcyite
  7. Marcyites
  8. marcylite
  9. Marcys
  10. mard
  11. Mardakert

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