bourgeoisie

noun

bour·geoi·sie ˌbu̇(r)zh-ˌwä-ˈzē

Synonyms of bourgeoisie next

: middle class

members of the bourgeoisie

also, plural in construction : members of the middle class

how the bourgeoisie are represented in the novel

: a class or group of people with social behavior and political views held to be influenced by private-property interest : a social order dominated by capitalists or bourgeois (see bourgeois entry 2 sense 2)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Built in the 10th century, the grand castle once belonged to one of the region’s largest bourgeoisie. —

Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 3 May 2023 After ignoring the class war raging outside of his swanky villa’s window, Bologne finally decides to join the efforts of the proletariat against the iron fist of the crown and her bourgeoisie. —

Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 21 Apr. 2023 From the vantage point of a high-rolling hedge fund manager, anybody earning less than $10 million resides strictly within the petit bourgeoisie. —

Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 24 Mar. 2021 Found in his archive, this series of insightful portraits depict an ethnically diverse cross-section of Mombasa's bourgeoisie — an urban, largely affluent class that had benefited from the city's postwar prosperity and who took an interest in documenting their own lives. —

Leah Dolan, CNN, 30 Dec. 2022 One of the less discreet charms of the modern bourgeoisie is its affection for state-of-the-art household appliances: super-smart refrigerators, industrial-chic ovens, compressor wine coolers with the ability to tie into your household security system. —

Beth Segal, cleveland, 10 June 2021 In the nineteen-fifties, women from the Spanish high bourgeoisie travelled to Paris twice a year to outfit themselves at Balenciaga. —

Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023 The country was booming then: The advent of the railways made international travel easier and more affordable, and the newly moneyed bourgeoisie had time on its hands and cash to spend. —

William Cook, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Oct. 2022 The plot becomes a spine for angry takes on the French bourgeoisie and the politics of the day, topics that would increasingly come to the fore in Godard’s work. —

Keith Phipps, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2022 See More

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