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Recent Examples of proletariat Inspired by Karl Marx, the Bolsheviks dreamed of a world communist revolution and held special expectations for Germany, Marx’s homeland, and for its proletariat. Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2023 Because the exploited—the proletariat—have nothing to fall back on, nowhere further to sink, their liberation would be the liberation of history from class struggle. James Robins, The New Republic, 19 Jan. 2023 Now a college degree is the most reliable indicator of Democratic preference; the proletariat is dependably Republican. Gerard Baker, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2023 Their butler, Adams, is a proletariat. Wayne Catan, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2022 See All Example Sentences for proletariat
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Noun
  • In France, many of these free men of color witnessed the tumultuous storming of the Bastille prison in July 1789 and watched with hope as the revolutionary rhetoric of liberty, equality, and fraternity eventually led the French populace to overturn monarchical rule.
    Marlene L. Daut September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
  • This willingness of the AI to heap praise and act as a sycophant has worrying consequences for the populace as a whole.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Steve heads up a reform school for volatile, cursing and rabble-rousing English boys, and his mental health is tested when a documentary crew shows up and word gets out the school is closing.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
  • There was little-to-no doubt Jurgen Klopp’s side were going to defeat Ralf Rangnick’s under-interim-management rabble that day.
    Carl Anka, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Gallego urged the traveling public to be kind to airport workers.
    Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • While his core supporters remain loyal, sustained disapproval among the broader public could weaken his leverage in negotiations with Congress and erode confidence in his leadership.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Proletariat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proletariat. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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