middle class

Definition of middle class in English English dictionary: A social and economic class lying above the working class and below the upper class; The groups in society composed of professionals, semi-professionals, and lower-to-middle managerial level workers; {i} intermediary social rank between the rich and the poor; population that has a socio-economic status between that of the working class and the upper class; The middle class or middle classes are the people in a society who are not working class or upper class. Business people, managers, doctors, lawyers, and teachers are usually regarded as middle class. the expansion of the middle class in the late 19th century The President may have secured some support from the middle classes. Middle class is also an adjective. He is rapidly losing the support of blue-collar voters and of middle-class conservatives. the social class that includes people who are educated and work in professional jobs, for example teachers or managers lower class, upper class upper class, working class working class; the social class between the lower and upper classes; petty bourgeoisie; characteristic of the middle class(es); reflective of that class's values and aspirations. Commonly associated with a desire for social respectability and an emphasis on family values and education; occupying a position between the upper class and the working class
upper class="word-self">middle class: A social and economic class lying above the lower middle class and below the upper class
upper class="word-self">middle class: the groups in society composed of highly educated professionals and middle managerial level workers
The class="word-self">middle class: bourgeoisie
lower-class="word-self">middle-class: occupying the lower part of the middle socioeconomic range in a society
class="word-self">middle-class: occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy
class="word-self">middle-class: {s} pertaining to or belonging to the social class between the very rich and the very poor
upper-class="word-self">middle-class: occupying the upper part of the middle socioeconomic range in a society