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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This kind of soft satire also puts me in mind of Dorothy West, who excellently sent up a nascent Black bourgeoisie in novels like The Wedding.
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Brittany Allen
july 10, Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
Most readers will be surprised to learn, for instance, that one of the early boosters of the venture was the American civil rights leader W. E. B. Du Bois, who would soon regret having believed that Fire-stone could hasten the emergence of an independent African bourgeoisie.
—Gregg Mitman, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
Its leaders sanctioned the mass appropriation of lands from the nobility and their distribution to smaller farmers and the urban bourgeoisie.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The promise in the air inspires immigrants, unionists, suffragettes, and a rising Black bourgeoisie.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
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Brittany Allen
july 10, Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
Most readers will be surprised to learn, for instance, that one of the early boosters of the venture was the American civil rights leader W. E. B. Du Bois, who would soon regret having believed that Fire-stone could hasten the emergence of an independent African bourgeoisie.
—Gregg Mitman, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
Its leaders sanctioned the mass appropriation of lands from the nobility and their distribution to smaller farmers and the urban bourgeoisie.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The promise in the air inspires immigrants, unionists, suffragettes, and a rising Black bourgeoisie.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
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bourgeoisie
noun
bour·geoi·sie
ˌbu̇rzh-ˌwä-ˈzē
: the middle class of society
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