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työväenluokka — 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

työväenluokka 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.
  • working class The social class of those who perform physical work for a living, as opposed to the professional or middle class, the upper class, or others.

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