German-English translation for "Proletariat"

"Proletariat" English translation

Proletariat
[-letaˈrɪ̆aːt]Neutrum | neuter n <Proletariat(e)s; Proletariate>

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proletariat
  • proletariat
    Proletariat
    Proletariat
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  • das geistige Proletariat figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    the intellectual plebs
    das geistige Proletariat figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
Gandhism without moral authority is like Marxism without a proletariat.
Gandhismus ohne moralische Autorität ist wie Marxismus ohne Proletariat.
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