ruling class
Example Sentences
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And what about the classic English "received pronunciation", long the go-to sound of the British ruling class?
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
The longest-running fantasy on TV sunnily depicts the American commoner’s relationship with the ruling class, and vice versa.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026
The novel echoes thinkers like Hannah Arendt in pointing out how true-believing functionaries, the butt of ridicule in “normal” times, can help subsume all reason and decency to usurp a compliant and too-comfortable ruling class.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Only later did the ruling class realize the possible error of their loyalty.
From Slate • Sep. 27, 2025
As the country grew, some descendants of the first Ulster Scots settlers were able to gain entry to the ruling class.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
