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labor aristocracy

labor aristocracy 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 labor aristocracy

plurallabor aristocracies
alternative formlabour aristocracy
alternative formaristocracy of labour
alternative formaristocracy of labor

Questions about labor aristocracy

What is labor aristocracy the alternative form of?
Labor aristocracy is the alternative form of labour aristocracy.

Words near labor aristocracy in the dictionary

  1. labonzas
  2. labor
  3. labor action
  4. labor actions
  5. labor aristocracies
  6. labor aristocracy
  7. labor camp
  8. labor camps
  9. labor court
  10. labor courts
  11. Labor Day

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