Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The condition, or the political influence, of the lower classes of the community. Also
proletairism .
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- noun uncountable The
political character andpractice of theproletariat ;advocacy oradvancement of the proletariat’sinterests . - noun uncountable
Proletarians regarded as aclass ; the proletariat. - noun uncountable The
state ,quality , orcondition of being a proletarian. - noun countable A proletarian
word orturn of phrase ; avulgarism .
Etymologies
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Examples
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He remained an obstinate idealist, however, whose faith in humanity's promise often tempted him into a sentimental proletarianism.
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In this way proletarian internationalism and international proletarianism out of vital necessity appear on the horizon of workers 'local, national and regional struggles.
Labor Day 2009: What is the supreme question of global depression and recession? 2009
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While the proletarianism of the early Yiddish writers in Canada was less ideological than a reaction to the difficult economic conditions they encountered, it was quite another matter with the radical socialists whose commitment to Marxism was much more assertive.
Yudica. 2009
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Prescott, who wears his cod-proletarianism like a suit of armour, makes a most unlikely witness.
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This flood of proletarianism grows and grows, and with it there comes to clog the whole community what may be called, “the proletarian mind.”
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Similarly I should not bother to enquire whether Mr. Heseltine's original words could grammatically be taken as a Distributist's approval of proletarianism.
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Do they tend, as material, to accept or to reject that transformation from free proletarianism to servitude which is the argument of this book?
Belloc Speaks - The Reformers And The Reformed Are Alike/1 2007
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He also admits the “formal difference between pauperism and proletarianism” §63.
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The most you heard about in the literary world was proletarianism.
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Unity, and the government headed by Salvador Allende that our people unselfishly and in brotherhood with the spirit of Giron say: When you need it you can count on our sugar [applause]; when you need it you can count on our blood; and when you need it you can count on our lives. [applause] Viva the heroes if Giron. [people shout viva] Viva international proletarianism.
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