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pro·le·tar·i·at
I. noun
also pro·le·tar·i·ate \ˌprōləˈterēə]t, -ta(a)r-, -tār-, sometimes -ēˌa]; usu ]d.+V\
(-s)
Etymology: French prolétariat, from Latin proletarius proletarian + French -at -ate
1. : the lowest social and economic class in ancient Rome
2. : the lowest social or economic class of a community
< a discontented proletariat — No. American Review >
< savage proletariat — Count Moffie >
3. : the laboring class : wage earners; specifically : the industrial workers — compare aristocracy, bourgeoisie
4. in Marxist doctrine : the class of wage earners who lack their own means of production and hence sell their labor to live
II. adjective
or proletariate \“\
Etymology: proletariat (I)
: proletarian |