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Definition of bourgeoisie
1 : middle class members of the bourgeoisie; also, plural in construction : members of the middle class how the bourgeoisie are represented in the novel
2 : a class or group of people with social behavior and political views held to be influenced by private-property interest : a social order dominated by capitalists or bourgeois (see 2bourgeois 2)
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Little Haiti was not the most attractive place for my family, the typical pseudo-Haitian bourgeoisie.
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First the bourgeoisie, the middle class, would gain power.
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Just as bohemian artists loved to épater la bourgeoisie, Buchanan loves, by Klein’s account, to épater les bien pensants.
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Some people talk about his movies being a criticism of the bourgeoisie class, or stuff like that.
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Trogneux was born to a bourgeoisie family of chocolatiers, the youngest of six children.
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The Russian Provisional Government, dominated by members of the bourgeoisie—the caste that Lenin despised—had taken over, sharing power with the Petrograd Soviet, a local governing body.
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TOULOUSE, France — One man gives shivers to banks, businesspeople and the bourgeoisie.
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Historically, propaganda has most often been used to agitate: Nazis roiled against threats to racial pride; Reds inspired to rise up against the bourgeoisie; Jim Crow posters arousing vicious bigotry.
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Origin and Etymology of bourgeoisie
French, from bourgeois
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