Proletariat (Noun)
Meaning
A social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field".
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The proletariat has been exploited for centuries, forced to work long hours for low wages in hazardous conditions.
- In Marxist theory, the proletariat is destined to overthrow the bourgeoisie and establish a socialist society.
- The factory owners took advantage of the desperation of the proletariat, offering them barely enough to survive on.
- The rise of industrialization in the 19th century led to the growth of the proletariat and the formation of labor unions.
- Many members of the proletariat struggle to make ends meet, working multiple jobs just to keep their families afloat.