proletariat

(noun)

The working class or lower class.

Related Terms

  • antithetic
  • bourgeois
  • bourgeoisie
  • Command Economy
  • Communism

(noun)

The proletariat (from Latin proletarius, a citizen of the lowest class) is a term used to identify a lower social class, usually the working class; a member of such a class is proletarian. Originally it was identified as those people who had no wealth other than their children.

Related Terms

  • antithetic
  • bourgeois
  • bourgeoisie
  • Command Economy
  • Communism

Examples of proletariat in the following topics:

  • The Benefits of Communism

    • Communist ideology advocates universal education with a focus on developing the proletariat with knowledge, class consciousness, and historical understanding.
  • The Communist Economic System

    • Marx abhorred capitalism because the proletariat was exploited and unfairly represented in politics, and because capitalism allows the bourgeoisie to control a disproportionate amount of power.
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