proletarianismn.
/ˌprəʊlᵻˈtɛːrɪənɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌproʊləˈtɛriəˌnɪz(ə)m/ The political principles and practice of the proletariat; advocacy or advancement of the interests of the proletariat. Also: the state or condition of being a proletarian.In quot. 1870: proletarian people as a class.
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society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > populism or proletarianism > [noun]
popularism1792
proletairism1850
proletarianism1850
proletariatism1879
populism1891
society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [noun] > working class > quality or condition of
proletairism1850
proletarianism1850
working-classness1950
1850 Times 25 Mar. 3/2 He desired to put an end to proletarianism; that would be the means of putting an end to revolutions.
1861 J. G. Sheppard Fall of Rome ii. 91 We speak of the perils of modern proletarianism, and we have cause.
1870 W. R. Greg Polit. Probl. 326 Take the very first question..on which property and proletarianism, statesmen and democrats, are sure to take opposite sides.
1884 American 8 411 The descent of the masses into a hopeless proletarianism.
1918 Nation (N.Y.) 7 Feb. 131/2 Fidelity to the cause of international proletarianism..must stay the hands of the Bolshevik peace negotiators.
1975 D. Francis High Stakes v. 75 If politicians..searched diligently amongst their antecedents for proletarianism and denied aristocratic contacts..who was I to spoil the fun?
1990 Independent on Sunday 28 Jan. 18/2 It was fear of this socialism—this proletarianism—which proved to be such a powerful cement in right-wing parties.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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