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neo-proletariat

neo-proletariat noun: the modern, postindustrial proletariat, characterized by passive and uncritical acceptance of prevailing consumption patterns regardless of the level of their income.

Noun

neo-proletariat

  1. The modern, postindustrial proletariat, characterized by passive and uncritical acceptance of prevailing consumption patterns regardless of the level of their income

Forms of neo-proletariat

alternative formneoproletariat

Origin of neo-proletariat

From neo- + proletariat.

Questions about neo-proletariat

What does neo-proletariat mean?
Neo-proletariat means the modern, postindustrial proletariat, characterized by passive and uncritical acceptance of prevailing consumption patterns regardless of the level of their income.
What part of speech is neo-proletariat?
Neo-proletariat is a noun.

Words near neo-proletariat in the dictionary

  1. Neo-Platonist
  2. Neo-Platonists
  3. neo-populism
  4. neo-positivist
  5. neo-positivists
  6. neo-proletariat
  7. neo-pronoun
  8. neo-pronouns
  9. Neo-Punic
  10. neo-purism
  11. neo-Pythagorean

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