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Definition of "ruling class" []

  • The class of people exerting power or authority (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "ruling class" in a sentence
  • "Entrenched a ruling class which is distinguished by neither talent, culture, nor wit; kept alive for one more generation the distinctions of a dead age. '"
  • "The ruling class that had giventone to its society had practically disappeared; and the others, entirely unaccustomed to lead, were existing in a state of apparent bewilderment."
  • "She felt almost upper class; and at the same time a resentment against the ruling class smouldered in her."
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