underclass

noun

un·der·class ˈən-dər-ˌklas

: the lowest social stratum usually made up of disadvantaged minority groups

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Even if there were a willing population, other regional leaders, with their own stability concerns, will have no interest in importing a large underclass population with plenty of terrorists among them. —

The Editors, National Review, 6 Feb. 2025 So colleges are racking up the frequent flier miles and hotel nights while trying to host their own underclass recruits on the weekends, before the dead period returns. —

Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025 Webley, a veteran of short films and commercials, never shrinks away from the heart-rending nature of the story, which reflects a bleak reality perhaps familiar to many struggling families from America’s underclass. —

David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025 The welfare recipients themselves were regarded mainly as a budding underclass—unable to function in the economy and a threat to social stability. —

Michael Bernick, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for underclass