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bourgeoisie

According to Karl Marx' political and economic theory, the bourgeoisie is the leading social class in a society that oppresses the working class, the proletariat, for their own enrichment. The bourgeoisie is primarily characterized by the fact that they own the means of production.

The word is generally used by intellectuals and leftist groups to describe the rich, elitist upper class, usually in a negative way.
'We shall overthrow the bourgeoisie and seize the means of production. Workers of the world unite!'
bourgeoisie by Achill_1337 August 3, 2019

Bourgeoisie

Middle class workers who have birds for spies.
The birds work for the bourgeoisie.
Bourgeoisie by I_am_neat July 5, 2019

bourgeoisie

French word which means Middle Class. Mostly used during the French Revolution. Was a legal category in society; defined by incone, social setting, also: nouveau riche.

Karl Marx attacked bourgeois political theory. Demonstrated clearly in The Communist Manefesto.

(Boor-zhwah-ZEE)
(bu?.?w??zi)
"Shopkeepers, and self-employed persons would generally be classified as bourgeoisie."
bourgeoisie by Nathalie Marcom December 28, 2005

Bourgeoisie

The word bourgeoisie means a middle class that have birds that are spies on the lookout.
The birds work for the bourgeoisie’s

Bourgeoisie

The word is actually bourgeoisie, not "bushwazee" and is a French word used to describe someone in the upper class or upper middle class.
"Music makes the people come together.
Music mix the bourgeoisie and the rebels"
-Madonna's "Music" lyrics
Bourgeoisie by Novemberfire August 24, 2008

bourgeoisie

Another word for 'new money'. The real bourgeoisie were more middle class than new money, but the divide that separated the serfs from the bourgeoisie, nobility, clergy and royals was very large.
In pre-revolutionary France, the bourgeoisie were the lawyers and accountants, working for the aristocracy, clergy and monarch.
bourgeoisie by kung-fu jesus September 29, 2004