ruling classn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌruːlɪŋ ˈklɑːs/,

/ˌruːlɪŋ ˈklas/, U.S.

/ˌrulɪŋ ˈklæs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ruling adj., class n.

Etymology: < ruling adj. + class n.

A. n.

The class of people from which a country's rulers or government are typically drawn; a society's powerful or elite considered collectively.

ΚΠ

1653 J. Rogers Ohel or Beth-Shemesh i. xiii. 158 Another brazen-head that takes the same course in usurping Lordship, is the Ruling-Classes.

1789 D. Williams Lect. Educ. IV. v. 61 I therefore wish you would accurately ascertain the true republican principle..and distinguish it from passions of similar pretensions which have actuated the ruling classes of ancient and modern states.

1824 Caledonian Mercury 12 Apr. The minority form the ruling class, and they have been so accustomed to ascendency, and to consider the great mass of the people as their inferiors, that they do not like to part with their consequence.

1862 R. Cobden Let. in W. L. Burn Age of Equipoise (1964) ii. 69 There has been a great reaction..among that which I call the ruling class, against..humanitarianism.

1943 J. B. Priestley Daylight on Sat. ii. 5 Cheviot..was a good engineer... He belonged to tomorrow's ruling class.

1972 ‘R. Crawford’ Whip Hand ii. i. 58 Neville, for all his blue blood, was closer to the breadline than he was... How could a ruling class produce such examples of weakness?

1991 Oxf. Art Jrnl. 14 69/2 Humanism itself was appropriated by the ruling classes, primarily through the employment of humanists in city-republics.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the ruling class.

ΚΠ

1906 E. Untermann World's Revol. iv. 79 This principle was..meant to be a mental pressure on the working classes for the purpose of preventing their resistance against the evil of ruling-class oppression.

1955 T. H. Pear Eng. Social Differences i. 15 An undiscriminating ear mistakes for ‘ruling-class speech’ a synthetic approximation to it.

1979 Dædalus Summer 2 They are the very models of ruling-class incompetence.

2003 D. Gaines Misfit's Manifesto iv. 70 A ‘Johnny’ is a goyboy wannabe..who sips martinis and tries to affect a ruling class WASP ancestry.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ruling class
释义	ruling classn.adj. Brit. /ˌruːlɪŋ ˈklɑːs/, /ˌruːlɪŋ ˈklas/, U.S. /ˌrulɪŋ ˈklæs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ruling adj., class n. Etymology: < ruling adj. + class n. A. n. The class of people from which a country's rulers or government are typically drawn; a society's powerful or elite considered collectively. ΚΠ 1653 J. Rogers Ohel or Beth-Shemesh i. xiii. 158 Another brazen-head that takes the same course in usurping Lordship, is the Ruling-Classes. 1789 D. Williams Lect. Educ. IV. v. 61 I therefore wish you would accurately ascertain the true republican principle..and distinguish it from passions of similar pretensions which have actuated the ruling classes of ancient and modern states. 1824 Caledonian Mercury 12 Apr. The minority form the ruling class, and they have been so accustomed to ascendency, and to consider the great mass of the people as their inferiors, that they do not like to part with their consequence. 1862 R. Cobden Let. in W. L. Burn Age of Equipoise (1964) ii. 69 There has been a great reaction..among that which I call the ruling class, against..humanitarianism. 1943 J. B. Priestley Daylight on Sat. ii. 5 Cheviot..was a good engineer... He belonged to tomorrow's ruling class. 1972 ‘R. Crawford’ Whip Hand ii. i. 58 Neville, for all his blue blood, was closer to the breadline than he was... How could a ruling class produce such examples of weakness? 1991 Oxf. Art Jrnl. 14 69/2 Humanism itself was appropriated by the ruling classes, primarily through the employment of humanists in city-republics. B. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the ruling class. ΚΠ 1906 E. Untermann World's Revol. iv. 79 This principle was..meant to be a mental pressure on the working classes for the purpose of preventing their resistance against the evil of ruling-class oppression. 1955 T. H. Pear Eng. Social Differences i. 15 An undiscriminating ear mistakes for ‘ruling-class speech’ a synthetic approximation to it. 1979 Dædalus Summer 2 They are the very models of ruling-class incompetence. 2003 D. Gaines Misfit's Manifesto iv. 70 A ‘Johnny’ is a goyboy wannabe..who sips martinis and tries to affect a ruling class WASP ancestry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1653
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