Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat: Relating to the social class of wage-earners, especially industrial workers, who do not own the means of production and must sell their labor to live.

2. Noun:

   • A member of the working class (not necessarily employed): An individual who is part of the proletariat, the class of people who earn wages, typically from manual or industrial labor.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:

  • The novel depicted the harsh, proletarian life in the industrial city.
  • His political views were shaped by his proletarian upbringing.

• Noun:

  • The revolution was fueled by the anger of the proletarians.
  • As a proletarian, he had little control over his working conditions.

Advanced Usage

• "proletarian internationalism": A socialist concept advocating for the solidarity of workers across national boundaries.

  • The slogan promoted the idea of proletarian internationalism.

• "proletarian culture": Cultural forms, art, or literature created by or for the working class.

  • The movement aimed to develop a distinct proletarian culture.

Variants and Related Words

• Proletariat (n): The working class as a whole, especially the industrial working class.

  • The industrial revolution created a vast proletariat.

• Proletarianize (v): To turn a person or group into members of the proletariat.

  • The economic changes threatened to proletarianize the artisans.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Working-class, wage-earning.
• Noun: Worker, wage-earner, laborer.

Related Phrases

• "Dictatorship of the proletariat": A Marxist concept of a state in which the working class holds political power.
  • The theory called for a temporary dictatorship of the proletariat.

Related Idioms

• "Workers of the world, unite!": A famous slogan from calling for global working-class solidarity. It is closely associated with the concept of the proletarian.
  • The poster featured the rallying cry: "Workers of the world, unite!"

Adjective

1. belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat

Noun

1. a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
   • workers of the world--unite!