the middle class

Definition of the middle class in English English dictionary: bourgeoisie; bourgeois
class="word-self">middle class: A social and economic class lying above the working class and below the upper class
class="word-self">middle class: The groups in society composed of professionals, semi-professionals, and lower-to-middle managerial level workers
class="word-self">middle class: {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
class="word-self">middle 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
class="word-self">middle class: the social class between the lower and upper classes
class="word-self">middle class: petty bourgeoisie

the middle class

Hyphenation

the mid·dle class

dhi mîdıl kläs

/ᴛʜē ˈmədəl ˈklas/ /ðiː ˈmɪdəl ˈklæs/

... on the middle-class Americans I think is one of the central questions of this campaign. ...

... OBAMA: My philosophy on taxes has been simple. And that is, I want to give middle-class families ...

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