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The social class within a society that holds dominant power and controls its main institutions, especially those linked to the economy, politics, and the military.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, human-sciences, politics, sciences, social-science, sociology
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
the class of people exerting power or authority
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: people in power
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: upper class, upper crust
From ruling + class. First use appears c. 1653.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
hakim sinif
— social class
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Azerbaijani:
ağa sinif
— social class
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Chinese Mandarin:
統治階級 /统治阶级
(tǒngzhì jiēj)
— social class
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Finnish:
hallitseva luokka
— social class
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French:
classe dirigeante
— social class
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Georgian:
მმართველი კლასი
(mmartveli ḳlasi)
— social class
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Greek:
άρχουσα τάξη
(árchousa táxi)
— social class
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Indonesian:
kelas penguasa
— social class
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Indonesian:
kelas berkuasa
— social class
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Malay:
kelas pemerintah
— social class
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Malay:
golongan pemerintah
— social class
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Russian:
пра́вящий класс
(právjaščij klass)
— social class
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Spanish:
clase dirigente
— social class
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Swahili:
tabaka tawala
— social class
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Tagalog:
naghaharing-uri
— social class