proletariat
/ˌproʊləˈtɛriət/
noun
- The class of workers who do not own the means of production and must sell their labor to survive; the working class.
- Many political movements have fought for the rights of the proletariat.
- The industrial revolution created a large urban proletariat in the 19th century.
- The novel explores the struggles of the proletariat against factory owners.
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