Bourgeoisie

//ˌbʊə(ɹ)ʒwɑːˈziː// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate. historical, uncountable, usually

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:bourgeoisie."

  2. 2
    the social class between the lower and upper classes wordnet
  3. 3
    The capitalist class. Marxism, uncountable, usually

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:bourgeoisie."

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middle classcommon peoplecommonercommonslaborerlower class

Example

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"The movie takes a stab at the bourgeoisie."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French bourgeoisie, from bourgeois (“a class of citizens who were wealthier members of the Third Estate”), from bourgeois, “burghers”, i.e., townspeople.

Related phrases

comprador bourgeoisiedictatorship of the bourgeoisiehaute bourgeoisienational bourgeoisiepetite bourgeoisiepetty bourgeoisiered bourgeoisieépater la bourgeoisiethird estate

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