Proletarianisation
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of proletarianization. UK, alt-of, countable, nonstandard, uncountable
"For this is clear: the whole reason for the existence of socialistic agitation, as it is to-day attempted, with the cry of a "need of nature" in the economic development, falls to the ground in the moment when this economic development does not lead to the proletarianisation of the masses and to the communisation of the processes of production—to mercantile operations on a large scale."
Synonyms
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More examples"For this is clear: the whole reason for the existence of socialistic agitation, as it is to-day attempted, with the cry of a "need of nature" in the economic development, falls to the ground in the moment when this economic development does not lead to the proletarianisation of the masses and to the communisation of the processes of production—to mercantile operations on a large scale."
Etymology
From proletarianise + -ation (suffix indicating the result of an action or process).
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