class warfare

Noun

Meaning

conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

class struggle class war conflict of interests political tension economic antagonism of class struggle conflict between different economic classes conflict between different social classes proletarian revolutions proletariat rebellions radical conflicts egalitarian revolutions conflict between classes leftist insurgencies conflict between different classes

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Antonyms

class equality equality between classes equality between different economic classes equality between different classes equality between different social classes

Hypernyms

battle conflict struggle

Examples

Sexism, like racism, goes with us into the next century. I see class warfare as overshadowing both. Constance Baker Motley

It's class warfare. My class is winning, but they shouldn't be. Warren Buffett

The Democratic Party opposes tax cuts but it cannot say so publicly. Thus, it is forced to support the idea of lowering the tax burden but using class warfare rhetoric to dispute the allocation of the relief. Dick Morris

The corporate right and the political right declared class warfare on working people a quarter of a century ago and they've won. Bill Moyers

If there is going to be class warfare in this country, it's time that the working class of this country won that war and not just the corporate elite. Bernie Sanders

We have to get away from the class warfare and recognize that we are growing jobs by helping small business. Norm Coleman

Close letter words and terms

class up class variable class war class warrior class warship class Xanthophyceae