bourgeoisie

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Recent Examples of bourgeoisie There are things to satirize, trouble, and celebrate about the Black bourgeoisie. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 Nov. 2025 Its leaders sanctioned the mass appropriation of lands from the nobility and their distribution to smaller farmers and the urban bourgeoisie. Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025 The promise in the air inspires immigrants, unionists, suffragettes, and a rising Black bourgeoisie. Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 June 2025 La Notte, another standout, sees her light up a contemplative drama about the Italian bourgeoisie. Rob Ledonne, Vogue, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bourgeoisie
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Noun
  • Severin, on the other hand, represents the revolutionary proletariat.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Lower than proletariat workers, the lumpenproletariat includes the indigent and the unemployable, those cast out of the workforce with no recourse, or those who can’t enter it in the first place, such as young workers in times of economic depression.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This is about taking the best lessons from our past and building a modern middle class that works for everyone.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The middle class virtually disappeared.
    Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • According to his website, he was raised in a working class family that lived in Gallatin and Pendleton counties.
    Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Jan. 2026
  • This, together with the fragmented working class and weak community roots of Lindsay’s liberalism, left the city unable to fight the wave of neoliberal austerity measures that faced the city.
    Daniel Wortel-London, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026

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“Bourgeoisie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourgeoisie. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.

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