ruling class

Example Sentences

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Whereas the European gothic, he concludes, was “an enlightened attack on a debased ruling class or entrenched superstition,” its American version emerged as “a Calvinist exposé of natural human corruption.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

And what about the classic English "received pronunciation", long the go-to sound of the British ruling class?

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

The longest-running fantasy on TV sunnily depicts the American commoner’s relationship with the ruling class, and vice versa.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

Only later did the ruling class realize the possible error of their loyalty.

From Slate • Sep. 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