proletariat
noun
/ˌpɹoʊ.lɪˈtɛɚ.i.ət/
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/ˌpɹəʊ.lɪˈtɛə.ɹɪ.ət/
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- (often, derogatory, also, figuratively) The lowest class of society; also, the lower classes of society generally; the masses.
- (Marxism) Wage earners collectively; people who own no capital and depend on their labour for survival; the working class, especially when seen as engaged in a class struggle with the bourgeoisie.
- (chiefly, Ancient Rome, historical) The lowest class of citizens, who had no property and few rights, and were regarded as contributing only their offspring to the state.
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proletariado
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