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ruling class

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Noun1.ruling class - the class of people exerting power or authority
people in power
upper class, upper crust - the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy


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He thought he lived in a country where turkeys were the ruling class, and every year they held a feast to manifest their sense of Heaven's goodness in sparing their lives to kill them later.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
Finally, in times when the class struggle nears the decisive hour, the process of dissolution going on within the ruling class, in fact within the whole range of society, assumes such a violent, glaring character, that a small section of the ruling class cuts itself adrift, and joins the revolutionary class, the class that holds the future in its hands.
The Communist Manifesto by Marx, Karl & Engles, Frederick View in context
He had held an official position of some nature, and he and his family were of the ruling class but were not members of the court.
Tarzan the Untamed by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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