Proletariat - Wikipedia The proletariat ( ˌproʊlɪˈtɛəriət ; from Latin proletarius 'producing offspring') is the social class of wage-earners, those members of a society whose possession of significant economic value is their labour power (their capacity to work) [1] A member of such a class is a proletarian or a proletaire
Definition, History, Industrial Revolution - Britannica proletariat, the lowest or one of the lowest economic and social classes in a society In ancient Rome the proletariat consisted of the poor landless freemen It included artisans and small tradesmen who had been gradually impoverished by the extension of slavery
Proletarian - definition of proletarian by The Free Dictionary Define proletarian proletarian synonyms, proletarian pronunciation, proletarian translation, English dictionary definition of proletarian adj Of, relating to, or characteristic of the proletariat
Proletariat - New World Encyclopedia Arnold J Toynbee, especially in his A Study of History, uses the word "proletariat" in this general sense of people without property or a stake in society Toynbee focuses particularly on the generative spiritual life of the "internal proletariat" (those living within a given civil society)