bourgeoisie
noun
bour·geoi·sie
ˌbu̇(r)zh-ˌwä-ˈzē 
1
: middle class
members of the bourgeoisie
also, plural in construction
: members of the middle class
how the bourgeoisie are represented in the novel
2
: a class or group of people with social behavior and political views held to be influenced by private-property interest : a social order dominated by capitalists or bourgeois (see bourgeois entry 2 sense 2)
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Then a hotelier hung Nymphs and Satyr in a public bar, shaking up NYC's bourgeoisie.
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
In the late 1830s and ’40s, in a dramatic shift, the Cologne bourgeoisie had formed a partnership with the Jews.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Locals tacked disgruntled but clever verses onto the busts, writing satires that bemoaned the pope, the city’s bourgeoisie and the corrupt nature of those who held power.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
Klimt, of course, is Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), the Austrian modernist widely beloved for his paintings of the most beautiful women of Vienna’s haute bourgeoisie.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
In the late 1830s and ’40s, in a dramatic shift, the Cologne bourgeoisie had formed a partnership with the Jews.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Locals tacked disgruntled but clever verses onto the busts, writing satires that bemoaned the pope, the city’s bourgeoisie and the corrupt nature of those who held power.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
Klimt, of course, is Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), the Austrian modernist widely beloved for his paintings of the most beautiful women of Vienna’s haute bourgeoisie.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
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bourgeoisie
noun
bour·geoi·sie
ˌbu̇rzh-ˌwä-ˈzē
: the middle class of society
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