Proletariat

/ˌpɹəʊ.lɪˈtɛə.ɹɪ.ət/

Synonyms for "proletariat" (59 found)

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Closest matches (12)

Noun(1 words)
working class

Strong matches (18)

Noun(3 words)
laborlaboring classlabour
laborerlaborerslinendraperslower classlower classeslower middle classlower orderslumpen proletariatmassmiddle classmiddle ordersmobordinary peoplepeasantrypeople

Related words (29)

plain folksplain peoplepopulacepublicrabbleraffrank and fileriffraffroutsalt of the earthscumscurfshopkeepershopkeeperssmall tradesmenthe lower cutthe other halfthe third estatethird estatetoiler
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toilerstoiling classtrashunwashedupper middle classvulgusworking classworking people
Noun(1 words)
wage earners

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

5 entries
classeconomic classsocial classsocio-economic classstratum

More specific

4 entries
industrial proletariatlumpenproletariatrural proletariaturban proletariat

Collocations

6 entries
class consciousnessindustrial proletariatproletarianizationrural proletariaturban proletariatworking class

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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Respect is due to the proletariat.

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In the Paris Commune, for two months the proletariat possessed political power; this was the first time in human history.

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Since communism became obsolete and the dictatorship of the proletariat is out of date, capitalism proves to be the best so far, even though it itself is still a threat for humanity.

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Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

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