noun Download 🔗Share The working class or lower class. Examples : "The factory workers, part of the proletariat, went on strike for better wages. " politics society economy government history group work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The wage earners collectively, excluding salaried workers. Examples : "The factory owner exploited the proletariat, paying them low wages while he profited greatly. " politics government society economy job organization history state work person human group Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (history) In ancient Rome, the lowest class of citizens, who had no property; "regarded as contributing nothing to the state but offspring" (OED, 1992). Examples : "In ancient Rome, the proletariat, burdened by poverty and lack of land, were primarily valued for their ability to produce future Roman citizens. " history person group state politics society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
