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proletariaatti — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • proletariat noun The working class as a whole, especially wage earners without capital of their own.

Senses

proletariaatti is used for these senses in English:

  • proletariat (often, derogatory, also, figuratively) The lowest class of society; also, the lower classes of society generally; the masses.
  • proletariat (Marxism) Wage earners collectively; people who own no capital and depend on their labour for survival; the working class, especially when seen as engaged in a class struggle with the bourgeoisie.

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