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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This is not Dubai or Tokyo, but Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, where a socialist revolution once promised equality and an end to the bourgeoisie. —Frances Robles Adriana Loureiro Fernandez, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023

Or, potentially, one one-thousandth of the price of a train ticket out of town when the bourgeoisie starts shooting. —Ginny Hogan, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2023