Glossary of Marxism-Leninism
Capitalism
A mode of production in which the private ownership of the means of production predominates, and under which the only logic of production is the generation of profit AKA surplus […]
Capitalist
Another word for an “owner,” that is, a member of the bourgeoisie; i.e., someone who owns capital but does not support themselves through their own labor.
Capitalist state
Any state which operates as a class dictatorship of the bourgeoisie. The bourgeois republic is one form of a capitalist state. The fascist dictatorship is another form of capitalist state.