the petite bourgeoisie
noun
: a social class that is between the middle class and the lower class : the lower middle class
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What was once called the petite bourgeoisie, then, was key to his support—not people feeling the brunt of economic precarity but people feeling the possibility of it.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
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“The petite bourgeoisie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20petite%20bourgeoisie. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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