bourgeoisie

bour·geoi·sie  (brzhwä-z)

n.

1. The middle class.

2. In Marxist theory, the social group opposed to the proletariat in the class struggle.

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[French, from bourgeois, bourgeois; see bourgeois.]

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bourgeoisie [ˌbʊəʒwɑːˈziː]

n

the

1. (Sociology) the middle classes

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Marxist thought) the ruling class of the two basic classes of capitalist society, consisting of capitalists, manufacturers, bankers, and other employers. The bourgeoisie owns the most important of the means of production, through which it exploits the working class

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Bourgeoisie bourgeois collectively or as a class, the French middle class, 1707; also extended to other nationalities.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bourgeoisie - the social class between the lower and upper classes middle class social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" petite bourgeoisie, petty bourgeoisie, petit bourgeois - lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.) bourgeois, burgher - a member of the middle class

Translations

bourgeoisie [ˌbʊəʒwɑːˈziː] N → burguesía f

bourgeoisie [ˌbʊə^rʒwɑːˈziː] n → bourgeoisie f

bourgeoisie

n → Bürgertum nt, → Bourgeoisie f

bourgeoisie [ˌbʊəʒwɑːˈziː] n → borghesia

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bourgeoisie [ˌbʊəʒwɑːˈziː] n → borghesia