proletariat

Example Sentences

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The greed of the overlord class, mimicked by the grasping Mrs. Lovett, is what makes mincemeat of the proletariat.

From New York Times

For Marxists, the myth of the revolutionary proletariat has been a disappointment for more than a century.

From Washington Post

“Some people talk about military dictatorship, but we don’t see it that way. We believe that we were freed from a dictatorship of the proletariat.”

From Washington Times

As Rufo sees it, critical race theory is a revolutionary program that replaces the Marxist categories of the bourgeois and the proletariat with racial groups, justifying discrimination against those deemed racial oppressors.

From New York Times

Comments from some political leaders who claim to champion the proletariat have been especially confused.

From Washington Post