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the working class

NOUN

hoi polloi

Synonyms

WEAK

Middle America common people commonality commoners great unwashed huddled masses infrastructure masses multitude plebians proletariat rabble rank and file riffraff the common people the herd the many the masses the multitude the proletariat vulgus

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If we don’t tip service employees, it calls into question our respect for the working class and our commitment to decent, well-paid work.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

“Additionally, today, him being here at a labor union and advocating for the working class and labor, I think, is very important.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

"They're not the working class now," Bernard added.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Mejia, a union organizer, ran on a platform of affordability for the working class, including increasing funding for child care and raising taxes on the highest earners.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

I am 20, white, a child of the working class.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

the working class

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