proletariat

ˌproʊləˈtɛəriət

Definition

Definition of proletariat - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

social class

TECH.

class of wage-earners in a capitalist society who own no property

TECH.

The proletariat is often at odds with the wealthy classes over economic issues.

working class

history

TECH.

the lowest class of citizens in ancient Rome

TECH.

In ancient Rome, the proletariat had limited rights.

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dictatorship of the proletariat

period when working class controls government before communism

The dictatorship of the proletariat was a key Marxist idea.

Origin of proletariat

French, prolétariat (working class)

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proletarian

adj.

society

related to the working class or proletariat

Leninism

politics

political ideology by Lenin for proletariat dictatorship

Examples of proletariat in a sentence

Literature often highlights the struggles of the proletariat.
The proletariat often struggled to make ends meet.
Historians study the role of the proletariat in ancient society.

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French:prolétariat, plèbe, ...
German:Proletariat, Unterschicht, ...
Italian:proletariato, plebe, ...
Spanish:proletariado, ...
Portuguese:proletariado, ...
Chinese:无产阶级, 平民, ...
Japanese:労働者階級, ...
Arabic:بروليتاريا, البروليتاريا, ...
Hebrew:פְּרוֹלֶטָרְיוֹן, ...
Russian:пролетариат, низший класс, ...
Ukrainian:пролетаріат, ...
Hindi:सर्वहारा, प्रोलेटेरियट, ...
Bengali:সর্বহারা শ্রেণি, প্রলেতারিয়েত, ...
Catalan:proletariat, ...
Czech:proletariát, ...
Danish:proletariat, ...
Dutch:proletariaat, lagere klasse, ...
Greek:προλεταριάτο, κατώτερη τάξη, ...
Hungarian:proletariátus, nincstelenek, ...
Khmer:វណ្ណៈកម្មករ, វណ្ណៈពលកម្ម, ...
Korean:프롤레타리아, 최하층 시민 계급, ...
Persian:پرولتاریا, طبقه پایین, ...
Polish:proletariat, ...
Portuguese (BR):proletariado, plebe, ...
Romanian:proletariat, plebe, ...
Swedish:proletariat, underklass, ...
Thai:ชนชั้นกรรมาชีพ, ...
Turkish:proletarya, ...
Vietnamese:giai cấp vô sản, ...

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