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
The novel echoes thinkers like Hannah Arendt in pointing out how true-believing functionaries, the butt of ridicule in “normal” times, can help subsume all reason and decency to usurp a compliant and too-comfortable ruling class.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 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
Since ancient times, folk music has been the music of ordinary people, not the ruling class or professional musicians.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
