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Bourgeois (Adjective)

Conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality".

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The wealthy businessman's love of fine dining and expensive cars reflected his thoroughly bourgeois tastes.
The artist's use of traditional forms and techniques was seen as bourgeois by some of her avant-garde contemporaries.
Her bourgeois upbringing had instilled in her a strong sense of propriety and social convention.
The character in the novel was criticized for his bourgeois views on marriage and family.
The town's bourgeois elite looked down on the influx of bohemian artists and musicians.

(according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class.

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The bourgeois elites used their wealth and influence to maintain their power and keep the working class in a state of subservience.
In Marxist theory, the bourgeois class is seen as the primary enemy of the proletariat, exploiting their labor for the sake of profit.
The lavish lifestyles of the bourgeois aristocracy were built on the backs of the oppressed working class, who toiled in poverty and obscurity.
According to Marxist ideology, the bourgeois state exists solely to protect the interests of the ruling class and maintain the existing social order.
The bourgeois press and media outlets were accused of promoting the interests of the capitalist class and suppressing the voices of the working class.

Belonging to the middle class.

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The couple's decision to buy a large suburban house was seen as a quintessentially bourgeois aspiration.
She grew up in a bourgeois family, but rebelled against her upbringing by joining a radical activist group.
The novel satirizes the values of the emerging bourgeois class in 19th-century France.
His parents were both doctors, and he grew up in a comfortable bourgeois household.
The film's portrayal of bourgeois life in 1950s America was criticized for being superficial and lacking nuance.