Associations to the word «Proletariat»

Wiktionary

PROLETARIAT, noun. The working class or lower class.
PROLETARIAT, noun. The wage earners collectively, excluding salaried workers.
PROLETARIAT, noun. (history) In ancient Rome, the lowest class of citizens, who had no property.

Dictionary definition

PROLETARIAT, noun. A social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field".

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