Definition of "bourgeoisie" []

• The middle class. (noun)
• In Marxist theory, the social group opposed to the proletariat in the class struggle. (noun)

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• "LAMB: I have what you call bourgeoisie values written down, so everybody knows what we're talking about: "thrift, diligence, sobriety, fidelity, procedure and orderliness.""
• "Firstly and chiefly, he hates what he calls the bourgeoisie -- he is obliged to use the French word, because his native language does not contain an equivalent term -- and especially capitalists of all sorts and dimensions."
• "Difference between him — and the bourgeoisie is that he robs without illusion."