proletariat en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- prō'lĭ-târʹē-ət (General-American)
- /ˌpɹoʊ.lɪˈtɛɚ.i.ət/ (General-American)
- /ˌpɹəʊ.lɪˈtɛə.ɹɪ.ət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from French prolétariat, from prolétaire + -at, from Latin proletārius, from prōlēt- (“offspring”) + -ārius, from stem of prōlēs, from pro- + *olēs (“growth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”). By surface analysis, Latin prōlēt- + -ary + -at.
Meanings
- (also, derogatory, figuratively, often) The lowest class of society; also, the lower classes of society generally; the masses.
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(Marxism) Wage earners collectively; people who own no capital and depend on their labour for survival; the working class, especially when seen as engaged in a class struggle with the bourgeoisie (“the capital-owning class”).
Of all the classes that stand face to face with the bourgeoisie to-day, the proletariat alone is a really revolutionary class. The other classes decay and finally disappear in the face of modern industry; the proletariat is its special and essential product.
1848 February, Karl Marx; Frederick Engels [i.e., Friedrich Engels], “Bourgeois and Proletarians”, in Samuel Moore, transl., Manifesto of the Communist Party. […], 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: National Executive Committee of the Socialist Labor Party, published 1898, →OCLC, page 27:
- (Ancient-Rome, historical) The lowest class of citizens, who had no property and few rights, and were regarded as contributing only their offspring to the state.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| proletariate | alternative | lexicographic | |
| proletariats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
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Deriveds
precariat · welfariat · militariat · cybertariat · prole · protoproletariat · cyberproletariat · dictatorship of the proletariat · neo-proletariat · subproletariat · cognitariat · commentariat · proprietariat · semiproletariat
Relateds
proles · proletkult · proletarized · proletarian · proletarianise · proletarize · proletarianisation · proletary · proletarianization · prolicidal · proletarianly · proletarise · proletarised · proletarianism · proletarianize · proletaire · proletarization · proletarisation · proletairism · prolicide
Synonyms
proletary · proletary · proletarian · proletarian · prole · proletary
Translations (91)
fi proletariaatti (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · tg пролетариат (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · th กรรมาชีพ (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · th ชนชั้นกรรมาชีพ (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · sc proletariadu (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · ja プロレタリアート (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · et töölisklass (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · ka პროლეტარიატი (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · lo ຊົນກຳມະຊີບ (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · pl proletariat (lowest class of citizens in Ancient Rome and elsewhere) · cs proletariát (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · pt proletariado (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · ms proletariat (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · pl proletariat (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · km ពលជីវី (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · it proletariato (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · bg пролетариа́т (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · de Proletariat (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · pl proletariat (wage-earners collectively) · my ပစ္စည်းမဲ့လူတန်းစား (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · cmn 工薪阶级 (wage-earners collectively) · co pruletariatu (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · lt proletariatas (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · oc proletariat (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · ru пролетариа́т (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · km អធន (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · cmn 普羅列塔利亞特 /普罗列塔利亚特 (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · ja 無産階級 (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · et proletariaat (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · fi työväenluokka (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · sv proletariat (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · ru пролетариа́т (lowest class of citizens in Ancient Rome and elsewhere) · hi सर्वहारा (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · tk proletariat (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · ko 무산계급 (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · de Proletariat (lowest class of citizens in Ancient Rome and elsewhere) · uz proletariat (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · co prulitariatu (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · is öreigastétt (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · nb proletariat (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · eo proletaro (lowest class of citizens in Ancient Rome and elsewhere) · ro proletariat (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · sh proletarìjāt (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · ru пролетариа́т (wage-earners collectively) · fi proletariaatti (wage-earners collectively) · ug پرولېتارىيات (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · fi proletaarit (lowest class of citizens in Ancient Rome and elsewhere) · az proletariat (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · fr prolétariat (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · scn prulitariatu (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · af werkersklas (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · sv proletariat (wage-earners collectively) · sv proletariat (lowest class of citizens in Ancient Rome and elsewhere) · vi giai cấp vô sản (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · ca proletariat (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · kk пролетариат (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · id proletariat (wage-earners collectively) · lv proletariāts (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · bn সর্বহারা (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · is öreigar (wage-earners collectively) · sq proletariat (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · cmn 普羅列塔利亞 /普罗列塔利亚 (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · mk пролетарија́т (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · cmn 普罗列塔利亚特 (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · el προλεταριάτο (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · ko 프롤레타리아 (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · cmn 無產階級 /无产阶级 (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · eo proletaro (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · pt proletariado (lowest class of citizens in Ancient Rome and elsewhere) · uk пролетаріа́т (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · hy պրոլետարիատ (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · uk пролетаріа́т (wage-earners collectively) · fa پرولتاریا (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · pt proletariado (wage-earners collectively) · id proletariat (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · ar بْرُولِيتَارِيَا (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · da proletariat (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · km វណ្ណៈអធន (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · el προλεταριάτο (wage-earners collectively) · eo proletaro (wage-earners collectively) · sh пролетарѝја̄т (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · be пралетарыя́т (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · gd mòr-sluagh (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · fi alaluokka (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · sk proletariát (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · fi palkansaajat (wage-earners collectively) · es proletariado (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · ko 프롤레타리아트 (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · sl proletariat (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · nl proletariaat (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally) · ky пролетариат (lowest class of society; lower classes of society generally)