new class
/ˈnjuː ˈklaːs/ /ˌnjuː ˈklas/Chiefly Politics
noun
1In the Soviet Union and other communist countries: a privileged elite of Party bureaucrats. Compare nomenklatura.
2A class of well-educated professionals, especially when politically liberal and considered to be in contention with the (conservative) business class for power and status.
adjective
Of, belonging to, or characteristic of any newly identified or emerging social or socio-economic class.
Origin
1950s. From new + class adjective.