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working people

NOUN

grassroots

Synonyms

WEAK

Middle America common people hoi polloi laboring class middle class proletariat rank and file the masses wage-earners working class

NOUN

labor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

laborer work force worker

STRONG

apprentice breadwinner employee hand help helper hireling learner prentice proletarian toiler

WEAK

blue-collar worker hard hat rank and file

Antonyms

STRONG

check hindrance obstruction

WEAK

entertainment fun management manager

NOUN

working class

Synonyms

WEAK

blue-collar workers common laborers factory laborers grassroots laboring class plebeians proles proletariat rank and file the other half unskilled laborers wage earners wage slaves workers workfolk working stiffs workpeople

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“This is the relief that working people across our city deserve,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Angela Rayner, the former deputy prime minister who had also been talked up as a potential leadership candidate, said Labour "must now redouble our efforts to deliver for working people".

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

“Meanwhile, working people pay the price in higher rents, depleted services, and a city that has stopped working for them.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Mangione has been hailed by some on social media as a modern Robin Hood, fighting against a rigged system on behalf of working people.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Garfield promised prosperity for working people and a peaceful nation in which they could raise and educate their children.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

working people

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