middle class

middle class

n.

The socioeconomic class between the working class and the upper class, usually including professionals, highly skilled laborers, and lower and middle management.

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middle-class (mdl-kls) adj.

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middle class

n

(Sociology) Also called bourgeoisie a social stratum that is not clearly defined but is positioned between the lower and upper classes. It consists of businessmen, professional people, etc., along with their families, and is marked by bourgeois values Compare lower class, upper class, working class

adj middle-class

(Sociology) of, relating to, or characteristic of the middle class

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

middle class - the social class between the lower and upper classes bourgeoisie 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

middle class n the middle class(es) → la borghesia

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middle class n the middle class(es) → la borghesia