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aristocracy of labour

aristocracy of labour is the alternative form of labour aristocracy.

Meaning of labour aristocracy

Noun

labour aristocracy (countable and uncountable, plural labour aristocracies)

  1. Segment of the working class that enjoys a relatively privileged position compared to the rest of the working class as a result of higher salaries, better working conditions, etc., and which can lead them to have different interests and perspectives even though they continue to be exploited by capitalists.
    • Важно то, что экономически откол слоя рабочей аристократии к буржуазии назрел и завершился, а политическую форму себе, ту или иную, этот экономический факт, эта передвижка в отношениях между классами найдет без особого «труда».1973 [1916], Vladimir Lenin, Империализм и раскол социализма (В. И. Ленин – Полное собрание сочинений; 30), page 170; English translation from Imperialism and the Split in Socialism (V. I. Lenin –...

Forms of aristocracy of labour

pluralaristocracies of labour
alternative formlabour aristocracy
alternative formlabor aristocracy
alternative formaristocracy of labor

Questions about aristocracy of labour

What is aristocracy of labour the alternative form of?
Aristocracy of labour is the alternative form of labour aristocracy.

Words near aristocracy of labour in the dictionary

  1. aristo-
  2. aristocide
  3. aristocracies
  4. aristocracy
  5. aristocracy of labor
  6. aristocracy of labour
  7. aristocrat
  8. aristocratess
  9. aristocratesses
  10. aristocratic
  11. aristocratical

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