👷 Proletariat: SAT Vocabulary For May Day
PROLETARIAT most nearly means: A) aristocracy; B) bourgeoisie; C) clergy; D) wage laborers. Answer inside. 👉️
In honor of May Day, we bring you a word that refers to the people who have literally built our world.
📚️ Definition of Proletariat
Proletariat (noun): The class of industrial wage-earners who possess no significant means of production and who must sell their labor to survive. Example: the urban proletariat.
🗣️ Pronunciation of Proletariat
IPA: /ˌproʊ.ləˈtɛr.i.ət/ (See IPA key)
Respelling: proh-luh-TAIR-ee-uht
📰 Examples of Proletariat
Here are some examples of the word proletariat:
Throughout the Industrial Revolution, the proletariat worked long hours in unsafe factories with little legal protection.
After working putting in 40 hours of work at minimum wage, I felt I was a true member of the proletariat.
The conditions of the urban proletariat in the 1800s were often appalling.
Quiz answer: D, wage laborers.
Tasteful choice!