bourgeoisie

noun

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as in proletariat

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Recent Examples of bourgeoisie The book told of Miss Peterson’s search for her own ancestry and detailed her discovery of the prosperous, Black bourgeoisie, based largely in Brooklyn, that had played a principal role in the New York of the late nineteenth century. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 May 2026 The economic cost of the war is now palpable – with cell-phone data outages that regularly blight major cities angering even the pro-Putin bourgeoisie – adding to a sense of the war beginning to hit the urban elite, who until now were mostly isolated from the invasion’s impact. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 4 May 2026 Scheidt’s family were members of the German-Jewish bourgeoisie (a distant cousin, Albert Ballin, was general director of what became the world’s largest steamship line). — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026 Noasis, around the corner from Base Camp, is for families of tech bourgeoisie. — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bourgeoisie
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  1. proletariat
  2. middle class
  3. working class
Noun
  • All that loot pumped out of the Armenian proletariat, says the gaur, and for what.
    — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Severin, on the other hand, represents the revolutionary proletariat.
    — JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
Definition of proletariat
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  • The company sees India as a potential next frontier thanks to its population size, growing middle class and cultural admiration for celebrities, which plays right into Boxbollen’s marketing strategy.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 30 July 2026
  • But for generations, especially for the middle class, housing wealth has been key in helping many do better than their parents.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 30 July 2026
Definition of middle class
Noun
  • In the 1930’s during the Great Depression, stadiums across America evolved further, adding floodlights for night games so that working class fans could still attend.
    — Katie Riley, Southern Living, 20 July 2026
  • The Oscar nominee stars as Wat Tyler, an ordinary peasant who steps up to lead an extraordinary fight against King Richard II after crushing taxes and political oppression push the country’s working class to a breaking point.
    — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
Definition of working class

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“Bourgeoisie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourgeoisie. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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