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precariat

Noun

Meaning

precariat (countable and uncountable, plural precariats)

(sociology, collective) People suffering from precarity, especially as a social class; people living a precarious existence, without security or predictability, especially job security.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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The precariat can be divided into three further groups – atavists, who look back to a lost past; nostalgics, who look forlornly for a present, a home; and progressives, who look for a lost future. Source: Internet

Some people call that “the precariat.” Source: Internet

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