petty bourgeoisie

Noun

Meaning

lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

petite bourgeoisie petit bourgeois bourgeoisie lower-middle-class lower middle classes

Antonyms

haute bourgeoisie

Hypernyms

bourgeoisie middle class

Examples

It was this that allowed Lenin, based on his critical examination of Sidney and Beatrice Webb’s Industrial Democracy and other works, to point to the merging of a privileged sector of the working class into the petty bourgeoisie. Source: Internet

Down with the petty bourgeoisie. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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