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(informal) An aristocrat
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A class of people considered (not normally universally) superior to others
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(sociology) The stratification of people according to inborn characteristics (such as race or sex) outside of their control.
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(Marxism) The forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life.
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(chiefly Britain) educated people with liberal opinions and attitudes
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(sociology, countable) A social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. In Britain, society is commonly split into three main classes: upper class, middle class and working class.
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(sometimes sarcastically) Someone or something who is generally well-mannered, conscientious, etc.
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Alternative spelling of class-conscious [(of a person) Aware of the socioeconomic class of oneself and others.]
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(sometimes derogatory) Conflict between sociopolitical classes.
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(sociology) A participant in class warfare.
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(of a person) Aware of the socioeconomic class of oneself and others.
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(sociology) Social group formed by people with high academic training, who receive a low salary not according to their educational level.
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(Britain) Someone who is not of noble rank.
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(India) The relatively wealthy and well-educated members of the other backward classes, not eligible for government benefit programs.
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a way of life characterized by a dependency on state benefits
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A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as, the elite of society.
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someone connected to the free love movement.
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Of or relating to young, low-wage workers who invest in conspicuous luxury.
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(economics) The situation in which the same people are wealthy in the space of capital and labor income
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(economics, sociology) A group in a given population having an income within a specified range.
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An independent territory or state.
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A class of people in a society characterized by low incomes, low level of education, high unemployment and, as a result of these, a low social status.
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A social and economic class lying above the lower class and below the upper middle class.
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(Marxism) The lowest stratum of the intelligentsia, sometimes associated with informal education.
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A social underclass; the riffraff.
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The state of being medieval.
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A social and economic class lying above the working class and below the upper class.
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characteristic of the middle class(es); reflective of that class's values and aspirations. Commonly associated with a desire for social respectability and an emphasis on family values and education.
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The favoring of relatives or personal friends because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
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The people on such lists; (by extension), any privileged class, a social or political elite.
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Locally eminent people; the bourgeoisie or upper middle class
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a class of people with superficial education but without the higher ethics of an educated person
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(India) Any of the castes officially recognised by the government as being educationally and socially disadvantaged.
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(sometimes derogatory) The study of the production and distribution of wealth, or a society seen as dominated by such concerns.
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(obsolete) Of low birth, not noble; vulgar, plebian.
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(sociology, collective) People suffering from precarity, especially as a social class; people living a precarious existence, without security or predictability, especially job security.
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A social and economic demographic, commonly identified as part of the upper middle class.
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(uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being a proletarian.
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(sociology) The social class of a given society that controls that society's political agenda, whether as formal aristocracy or party leadership or as an informal unit within democracies.
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(Singapore, Hong Kong, informal) The middle class; specifically those who are too wealthy to qualify for welfare schemes but not rich enough to afford non-subsidized housing, access further opportunities or maintain lifestyle expectations.
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A member of a class of individuals that receive inferior treatment.
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(social sciences) A class of people, based on social power, wealth or another criterion.
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(idiomatic) The hierarchy of a society.
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(sociology) The degree to which, in a given society, an individual's, family's, or group's social status can change throughout the course of their life through a system of social hierarchy or stratification.
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A system of ascribed status in North Korea, based on one's political, social, and economic background and the behaviour of relatives.
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(sociology) society's categorization of people into socioeconomic strata
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(of society) having a class structure
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A class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status.
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(originally) The caste of commoners in France prior to 1789.
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The social class of those who are educated and who perform skilled work for a living.
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The poorest class of people in a given society.
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(in the plural) the groups in society composed of highly educated professionals and middle managerial level workers.
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(sociology, uncommon) A hypothesized new social and economic class exploiting and advocating digital technology; a digital elite.
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(rare, derogatory) The belief in or support of a welfare state.
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Of or pertaining to the working class; suggestive of the working class in manner of speaking, outlook, appearance or other qualities.
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Alternative spelling of elite [Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.]
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