adjective
(also Marcusean)
Of or relating to Marcuse or his political views, especially a Marxist–Freudian synthesis which led him to denounce the mass culture and materialism of Western society and to advocate a radical criticism of and resistance to the established order, including democracy, for its supposed ‘repressive tolerance’.
noun
(also Marcusean)
A supporter of the political views of Marcuse.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The Economist. From the name of Herbert Marcuse, German-born U.S. philosopher and writer + -ian.
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