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Proletariat

Noun (singular):

The term proletariat refers to the social class of workers who do not own the means of production and must sell their labor to survive.

Example sentence:

The factory workers formed a powerful proletariat movement to demand better working conditions.

Noun (plural):

When used in the plural form, the proletariat refers to the collective body or group of proletarians.

Example sentence:

The interests of the proletariat must be considered in any decision about labor laws.

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