bourgeoisie
noun[S+ sing/pl verb]
uk/ˌbɔːʒ.wɑːˈziː/us/ˌbʊrʒ.wɑːˈziː/the bourgeoisie
themiddleclass(= thesocialgroupbetween therichand thepoor),especiallythepeoplethoughtto have astronginterestinsupportingtraditionalcustomsandvalues:
The new bourgeoisie, which wascreatedby the IndustrialRevolution, hadmoneytospendandwantedtotravel.
The bourgeoisie wererisingineconomicpowerandculturalconfidence.
Hisfather, who was awealthymerchantandfarmer,belongedto thelocalbourgeoisie.
politicsspecialized
(inMarxism) thepartofsociety,includingemployersandpeoplewhorunlargecompanies, that has most of themoneyandpowerwhich it gets from theworkofordinarypeople:
Withouttheircontrolover theworkers, the bourgeoisie could notremaininpower.
Marxcriticizedthehypocriticalbehaviourof theliberalbourgeoisie.
Thepeasantrevolutionwasrejectedby the bourgeoisie butsupportedby theindustrialproletariat.
Class & class-consciousness in general
- anti-bourgeois
- anti-snob
- arriviste
- bougie
- gentrify
- go/come down in the worldidiom
- go/come up in the worldidiom
- heap
- petit bourgeois
- petty bourgeois
- pleb
- plebby
- social mobility
- the bottom of the heapidiom
- the gentry
- the petite bourgeoisie
- the upper crust
- trailer trash
- underclass
- upper class
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