propertied
Example Sentences
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Hamilton feared a slippery slope toward rule by the people, not the propertied, threatening the development of capitalism.
Lately, though, the winners have been the propertied and the privileged, who have figured out how to rig the game in their favor, by using regulations and land-use rules to resegregate our society.
From Salon
He’s surplus labor in a post-scarcity society, and the only thing for a Ken to do is get in the way of the propertied ruling class.
From Los Angeles Times
In an age of small government — and an age in which lawmakers and officials answered only to propertied White men — keeping an open book proved straightforward.
From Washington Post
Others liken the lawsuit to generational theft by the older, whiter baby boomers who dominate the propertied classes in college communities throughout California.
From New York Times
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