the bourgeoisie
noun
: the middle class of society : the social class of skilled workers, business and professional people, and government officials
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Among these were The Cost of Living (1989), centering on the bourgeoisie’s new affluence under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Small World (1995), commenting on mass tourism; and Common Sense, critiquing global consumerism.
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News Desk, Artforum, 15 Dec. 2025
The latest trend among the bourgeoisie was owning distinguished cats, and Colette was no exception.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
There’s a clear reference, and the film is also a critique of the bourgeoisie.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
Beseech your senators to have the backbone to build back better instead of bleeding the bourgeoisie.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
The Black dandy flippantly devalues the bourgeoisie—not with talk, but with tact and taste.
—Akilah Sailers, Essence, 28 Apr. 2025
Angelica comes from a very humble background, but she had been raised to become this very beautiful, engaging, charismatic woman to be able to, in a way, manipulate her way into the bourgeoisie.
—Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Their inability to adapt to more productive farming technologies and more efficient labor management led to a widespread transfer of land to emerging social classes, notably the bourgeoisie.
—Vitaliy Goncharuk, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
After the Iron Curtain fell, tennis exploded in the former communist countries, where tennis had long been scorned as a pursuit of the bourgeoisie.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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News Desk, Artforum, 15 Dec. 2025
The latest trend among the bourgeoisie was owning distinguished cats, and Colette was no exception.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
There’s a clear reference, and the film is also a critique of the bourgeoisie.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
Beseech your senators to have the backbone to build back better instead of bleeding the bourgeoisie.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
The Black dandy flippantly devalues the bourgeoisie—not with talk, but with tact and taste.
—Akilah Sailers, Essence, 28 Apr. 2025
Angelica comes from a very humble background, but she had been raised to become this very beautiful, engaging, charismatic woman to be able to, in a way, manipulate her way into the bourgeoisie.
—Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Their inability to adapt to more productive farming technologies and more efficient labor management led to a widespread transfer of land to emerging social classes, notably the bourgeoisie.
—Vitaliy Goncharuk, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
After the Iron Curtain fell, tennis exploded in the former communist countries, where tennis had long been scorned as a pursuit of the bourgeoisie.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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“The bourgeoisie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bourgeoisie. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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