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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•le•tar•i•at /ˌproʊlɪˈtɛriət/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable* usually: the + ~]- Governmentthe class of workers, esp. wage earners, who do not possess capital or property and must sell their labor to live.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•le•tar•i•at (prō′li târ′ē ət),USA pronunciation n. - Governmentthe class of wage earners, esp. those who earn their living by manual labor or who are dependent for support on daily or casual employment;
the working class. - Government(in Marxist theory) the class of workers, esp. industrial wage earners, who do not possess capital or property and must sell their labor to survive.
- Ancient Historythe lowest or poorest class of people, possessing no property, esp. in ancient Rome.
- French prolétariat; see proletary, -ate3
- 1850–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: proletariat /ˌprəʊlɪˈtɛərɪət/ n - all wage-earners collectively
- the lower or working class
- (in Marxist theory) the class of wage-earners, esp industrial workers, in a capitalist society, whose only possession of significant material value is their labour
- (in ancient Rome) the lowest class of citizens, who had no property
Etymology: 19th Century: via French from Latin prōlētārius proletarian |