German

Noun

Proletariat n

1. proletariat

Related terms

• Proletarier m
• proletarisch

English

Alternative forms

• proletariate

Noun

proletariat ‎(countable and uncountable, plural proletariats)

1. The working class or lower class.
   • 1906, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, Manifesto of the Communist Party, page 173:

     "Of all the classes that stand face to face with the bourgeoisie to day the proletariat alone is a really revolutionary class."

2. The wage earners collectively, excluding salaried workers.
3. (historical) In ancient Rome, the lowest class of citizens, who had no property.

Derived terms

• precariat

Translations

See also

• proletariat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia