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- DictionaryPro·le·tar·i·an/ˌprōləˈterēən/
adjective
- 1. relating to the proletariat: "a proletarian ideology"
noun
- 1. a member of the proletariat: "they are true proletarians"
The proletariat ( / ˌproʊlɪˈtɛəriət /; from Latin proletarius 'producing offspring') is the social class of wage-earners, those members of a society whose only possession of significant economic value is their labour power (their capacity to work). [1] . A member of such a class is a proletarian or a proletaire.
adjective. uk / ˌprəʊ.lɪˈteə.ri.ən / us / ˌproʊ.ləˈter.i.ən / relating to a proletarian or to the proletariat (= the class of people who do unskilled work): He saw the revolution as part of the international proletarian revolution. The association could no longer meet the needs of the expanding proletarian movement. More examples.
Proletarian definition: pertaining or belonging to the proletariat. . See examples of PROLETARIAN used in a sentence.
Proletariat definition: in Marxist theory, the class made up of workers, especially industrial wage earners, who do not possess capital or property and must sell their labor to those who do in order to survive. See examples of PROLETARIAT used in a sentence.
the class of people who do unskilled jobs in industry and own little or no property: The power of the proletariat had become too formidable. Industrialism had created a proletariat in Russia. Compare. aristocracy. bourgeoisie. Fewer examples. In the economic field, capitalism is on the offensive against the proletariat.
adjective. belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat. synonyms: low-class, lower-class. occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society. noun. a member of the working class (not necessarily employed) synonyms: prole, worker. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Proletarian."
4 days ago · 1. adjective. Proletarian means relating to the proletariat. ...a proletarian revolution. Synonyms: working-class, common, cloth-cap [informal], plebeian More Synonyms of proletarian. 2. countable noun. A proletarian is a member of the proletariat. Synonyms: worker, commoner, Joe Bloggs [British, informal], pleb More Synonyms of proletarian.
