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Proletariat in a sentence

Proletariat meaning

  1. The lowest class of society; also, the lower classes of society generally; the masses.
  2. Wage earners collectively; people who own no capital and depend on their labour for survival; the working class, especially when seen as engaged in a class struggle with the bourgeoisie (“the capital-owning class”).
  3. The lowest class of citizens, who had no property and few rights, and were regarded as contributing only their offspring to the state.

Synonyms of Proletariat

labor labour working class class social class socio-economic class

Related words

Other words often associated with Proletariat or its synonyms:

people toil childbed birth work travail parturition confinement gathering grade didactics instruction

Using Proletariat

  • The main meaning on this page is: The lowest class of society; also, the lower classes of society generally; the masses. | Wage earners collectively; people who own no capital and depend on their labour for survival; the working class, especially when seen as engaged in a class struggle with the bourgeoisie (“the capital-owning class”). | The lowest class of citizens, who had no property and few rights, and were regarded as contributing only their offspring to the state.
  • Useful related words include: labor, labour, working class, class.
  • In the example corpus, proletariat often appears in combinations such as: the proletariat, proletariat and, proletariat will.

Context around Proletariat

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 14 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations

Often before:

anti 1× lumpen 1× mindless 1× embittered 1× unkillable 1× indonesian 1× ordinary 1× brother 1× insulating 1×

Often after:

thinks 1× ostracization 1× overthrowing 1× marginalised 1× drowned 1×

Sentence patterns with Proletariat

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

but mindless proletariat 1× help the proletariat 1× like a proletariat but no 1× like the proletariat overthrowing their 1× of the proletariat 1× of the proletariat a concept 1× of the proletariat and they 1× of the proletariat could be 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

apparently slobodian relying 1× both were part 1× but long before 1× granted its claims 1× he strongly rejected 1× in the absence 1×

Common sentence endings:

advanced western nations 1× aging wrestling veterans 1× but many times 1× but mindless proletariat 1× combustion vehicle drivers 1× echelons of government 1×

Words around Proletariat

Just before it in the word index:

proletarians 7 proletarian 33 proles 6 proleptic 10 prolepsis 3 prolegs 8

Just after it in the word index:

proliant 2 proliferate 83 proliferated 97 proliferates 9 proliferating 33 proliferation 468

Similar in corpus frequency:

abalone 76 abomination 76 accountancy 76 aed 76 akkadian 76 alisha 76

Corpus analysis for Proletariat

  • In this selection, "proletariat" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, anti, lumpen, mindless, thinks, ostracization and overthrowing stand out and add context to how "proletariat" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include but mindless proletariat and help the proletariat. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "proletariat" sits close to words such as abalone, abomination and accountancy, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with proletariat

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In the space navy… come and join your brother proletariat! (10 words)

They will rise again, like the proletariat overthrowing their bourgeois oppressors. (11 words)

Marx’s embittered proletariat did not overthrow capitalism in the West. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

In the absence of that awareness, the ordinary proletariat will merely do the biding of the political class, which has demonstrated self-preservation as a major driving force behind the quest for other slots in top echelons of government. (39 words)

This is an answer to those who seek to distort the idea of Karl Marx when he spoke about the ‘dictatorship of the proletariat’, which in today’s terms, as Luxemburg pointed out, means workers’ democracy. (36 words)

He strongly rejected Marx's concept of the " dictatorship of the proletariat ", a concept that vanguardist socialism including Marxist–Leninism would use to justify one-party rule from above by a party 'representing' the proletariat. (35 words)

Exclamation examples

Violent J and are heroes of the proletariat, and they deserve respect, not snubs from aging wrestling veterans! (18 words)

In the space navy… come and join your brother proletariat! (10 words)

Example sentences (20)

He strongly rejected Marx's concept of the " dictatorship of the proletariat ", a concept that vanguardist socialism including Marxist–Leninism would use to justify one-party rule from above by a party 'representing' the proletariat.

Apparently Slobodian, relying on the Marxist catchphrase “the reserve army of the proletariat,” thinks that the position of those who entered the city worsened, when precisely the opposite is the case.

The self-described “anti-capitalist cafe, shop and radical community space on stolen land” tried to run on a “pay what you can” model to help the proletariat.

But then they should be, since, like electric cars, their non-polluting status conveys a certain environment-saving, anti-proletariat ostracization privilege toward internal combustion vehicle drivers.

They dismissed the idea that the dictatorship of the proletariat could be established in Russia before its establishment in the advanced western nations.

They will rise again, like the proletariat overthrowing their bourgeois oppressors.

Violent J and are heroes of the proletariat, and they deserve respect, not snubs from aging wrestling veterans!

Both were part of the Descamisados, the "shirtless ones": the lumpen proletariat marginalised and derided by Argentina's conquistador aristocracy, but whom the Peróns courted with their left-wing reforms and populism.

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It won’t improve education but it will reduce future generations to a ‘happier’ but mindless proletariat.

Marx’s embittered proletariat did not overthrow capitalism in the West.

You’ve got to give it to rats, the unkillable proletariat of the animal world.

Granted, its claims of leading a “dictatorship of the proletariat” drowned out years ago.

The market destroyed the plan; individualism replaced collectivism and solidarity; the hugely expanded workforce of the world looks like a “proletariat”, but no longer thinks or behaves as it once did.

But long before that hour strikes, the Indonesian proletariat will have been faced with the chance of taking power, not once but many times.

In the absence of that awareness, the ordinary proletariat will merely do the biding of the political class, which has demonstrated self-preservation as a major driving force behind the quest for other slots in top echelons of government.

In the space navy… come and join your brother proletariat!

Invest in locals and build national capacity through citizens while insulating proletariat from predatory acts of foreign Bourgeoisie with whom they can hardly compete with.

The basic reason why Spartacus failed in the end was the fact that the slaves did not link up with the proletariat in the towns.

This is an answer to those who seek to distort the idea of Karl Marx when he spoke about the ‘dictatorship of the proletariat’, which in today’s terms, as Luxemburg pointed out, means workers’ democracy.

This “self-criticism” sealed the fate of the PKI as the revolutionary party of the proletariat.

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Common combinations with proletariat

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "proletariat" in a sentence?
An example: "He strongly rejected Marx's concept of the " dictatorship of the proletariat ", a concept that vanguardist socialism including Marxist–Leninism would use to justify one-party rule from above by a party 'representing' the proletariat." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "proletariat" from authentic English texts.
What does "proletariat" mean?
Proletariat means: The lowest class of society; also, the lower classes of society generally; the masses.
What are synonyms of "proletariat"?
Common synonyms of "proletariat" include: labor, labour, working class, class, social class, socio-economic class.
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