cognitariats
cognitariats is the plural of cognitariat.
Meaning of cognitariat
Noun
cognitariat (countable and uncountable, plural cognitariats)
- Knowledge workers considered as a social class.
- Such workers whose compensation and job security are low, not being commensurate with their high educational attainment, the costs of their education, and the value that they produce (via teaching and research); as for example with many graduate students and adjunct professors.
- Holonym: precariat
- Such workers whose compensation and job security are low, not being commensurate with their high educational attainment, the costs of their education, and the value that they produce (via teaching and research); as for example with many graduate students and adjunct professors.
Questions about cognitariats
- What is cognitariats the plural of?
- Cognitariats is the plural of cognitariat.
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