proletariat

proletariat
pro•le•tar•i•at
[[t]ˌproʊ lɪˈtɛər i ət[/t]] n.
1) gov (esp. in Marxist theory) the class of workers, esp. industrial wage earners, who do not possess capital or property and must sell their labor to survive
2) anh (esp. in ancient Rome) the lowest or poorest class of citizens, possessing no property
Etymology: 1850–55; < F prolétariat; < L proletarius belonging to the lowest class of citizens; see -ate III

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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