Proletariat vs. Bourgeoisie

Proletariat vs. Bourgeoisie — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Proletariat and Bourgeoisie

Proletariatnoun

The lowest class of society; also, the lower classes of society generally; the masses.

Bourgeoisienoun

(historical) A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.

Proletariatnoun

(Marxism) Wage earners collectively, excluding salaried workers; people who own no capital and depend on their labour for survival; the working class, especially when seen as engaged in a class struggle with the t=the capital-owning class.

Bourgeoisienoun

(Marxism) The capitalist class.

Proletariatnoun

The lowest class of citizens, who had no property and few rights, and were regarded as contributing only their offspring to the state.

Bourgeoisienoun

Those who profit more than the profit of their total labor.

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Proletariatnoun

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages;

there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field

Bourgeoisienoun

the social class between the lower and upper classes