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bourgeoisie

noun

NAmE//ˌbʊrʒwɑˈzi//

the bourgeoisie [singular]

1the middle classes in society the rise of the bourgeoisie in the nineteenth century

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2(politics) the capitalist class the proletariat and the bourgeoisie

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