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upper class

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upper class
n.
The highest socioeconomic class in a society.

upper-class (pr-kls) adj.

upper class
Noun
the highest social class; aristocracy
Adjective
upper-class
of the upper class
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.upper classupper class - the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy
social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"
elite, elite group - a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
gentry, aristocracy - the most powerful members of a society
people in power, ruling class - the class of people exerting power or authority

upper class
Translations
French upper class n the upper class → la haute bourgeoisie
German upper class upper n the upper class → die Oberschicht

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"Yes," he replied; "I think if he isn't a man in society, he is, at least, a man belonging to the upper class.
But he felt it to be a pity, as regards a possible acquaintance with her, that her parents should be heavy little burghers, that her brother should not correspond to his conception of a young man of the upper class, and that her sister should be a Daisy Miller en herbe.
The wines and cooking were really as good as any in Europe, and the demeanour of the attendants exactly mirrored the fixed mood of the English upper class.
 
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