bourgeoisie
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ʒwɑˈzi; noun
1.
the bourgeois class.
2.
(in Marxist theory) the class that, in contrast to the proletariat or wage-earning class, is primarily concerned with property values.
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bourgeoisie (ˌbʊəʒwɑːˈziː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the middle classes |
| 2. | (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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Word Origin & History
bourgeoisie
1707, "body of freemen in a French town; the French middle class," from Fr. bourgeois, from O.Fr. burgeis, borjois (12c.) "town dweller" (as distinct from "peasant"), from borc "town, village," from Frank. *burg "city" (see borough). Communist use for "the capitalist class
generally" attested from 1886.
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Cultural Dictionary
bourgeoisie [(boor-zhwah-zee)]In general, the middle class. Applied to the Middle Ages, it refers to townspeople, who were neither nobles nor peasants. In Marxism it refers to those who control the means of production and do not live directly by the sale of their labor. Karl Marx distinguished between the “haute” (high) bourgeoisie (industrialists and financiers) and the “petite” (small or “petty”) bourgeoisie (shopkeepers, self-employed artisans, lawyers). Marxism postulates a fundamental conflict between the interests of the bourgeoisie and those of the propertyless workers, the proletariat.
Note: “Bourgeois” may also refer to mediocre taste or to the flashy display of wealth by the nouveau riche.
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Example sentences
It's the haute bourgeoisie who have a problem with her-they're jealous of her.
These dogs are the bourgeoisie of the canine world, and they expect to be treated as such.
The characters are simple bourgeoisie, and are acted with grateful simplicity.
They gave too much encouragement to the bourgeoisie.
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