ruling class
Example Sentences
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And what about the classic English "received pronunciation", long the go-to sound of the British ruling class?
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
Macaulay was a self-made man elevated to the pinnacle of Britain’s ruling class, thanks to his precocious intelligence and scholarly brilliance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
Only later did the ruling class realize the possible error of their loyalty.
From Slate • Sep. 27, 2025
"For the first time it was the Kenyan people - the working class and the middle class and the lower class - against the ruling class," says Mwangi.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025
But in fact, they were not of the ruling class.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
