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Class of wage-earners
The proletariat (/ˌproʊlɪˈtɛəriət/; from Latin proletarius 'producing offspring') is the social class of wage-earners, those members of a society whose
Proletariat
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Proletariat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Proletariat is the social class of wage-earners Proletariat may also refer to: Dictatorship
Proletariat_(disambiguation)
State of affairs in Marxist theory
theory, the dictatorship of the proletariat (sometimes abbreviated as DotP) is a state of affairs in which the proletariat, or the working class, holds political
Dictatorship of the proletariat
Dictatorship_of_the_proletariat
Period of sociopolitical turmoil in China (1966–1976)
ripe, they will seize political power and turn the dictatorship of the proletariat into a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie. Some of them we have already
Cultural_Revolution
Punk rock band from Massachusetts
The Proletariat are a punk rock band from Southeastern Massachusetts, whose heyday was during the 1980s, when they were active in the early Boston hardcore
The_Proletariat
Name for three Polish political parties
Proletariat is the name used to refer to three Polish political parties: The First Proletariat (International Social Revolutionary Party "Proletariat"
Proletariat_(party)
Marxist term to describe a subsection of the underclass
revolutionary potential of the Lumpenproletariat and contrasted it with the proletariat. Among other groups, criminals, vagabonds, and prostitutes are usually
Lumpenproletariat
Leninist political revolutionary ideology
composed of the most conscious and disciplined workers, must lead the proletariat in overthrowing capitalism and establishing socialism, ultimately progressing
Vanguardism
Political theory developed by Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin that proposes the establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat led by a revolutionary vanguard party as the political prelude to the
Leninism
1918 pamphlet by Karl Kautsky
The Dictatorship of the Proletariat (published in German as Die Diktatur des Proletariats) is a 1918 pamphlet by prominent Marxist Karl Kautsky. The work
The Dictatorship of the Proletariat (pamphlet)
The_Dictatorship_of_the_Proletariat_(pamphlet)
Political and socioeconomic ideology
through social revolution. The two classes under capitalism are the proletariat (working class), who make up most of the population and sell their labor
Communism
Political philosophy
the means of production, systematically exploit the working class (the proletariat), who must sell their labour power to survive. This relationship, according
Marxism
Social class
peasantry and aristocracy. They are traditionally contrasted with the proletariat by their wealth, political power, and education, as well as their access
Bourgeoisie
Polish Marxist revolutionary
International Social Revolutionary Party "Proletariat" (usually referred to by the names First Proletariat or Great Proletariat party), the Polish Socialist Party
Marcin_Kasprzak
German philosopher and socialist (1818–1883)
struggle under capitalism and predicting the system's overthrow by the proletariat in favour of communism. Marx co-authored The Communist Manifesto (1848)
Karl_Marx
American video game developer
Blizzard Boston (formerly Proletariat, Inc.) is an American video game developer based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded by Seth Sivak and former
Blizzard_Boston
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924
the Mensheviks, with Lenin advocating for a vanguard party to lead the proletariat in establishing socialism. Lenin briefly returned to Russia during the
Vladimir_Lenin
Theory of social stratification and conflict
capitalist class), which owns the means of production, and the much larger proletariat (the working class), which must sell its own labor power to survive.
Marx's_theory_of_class
Variety of Marxism developed by Leon Trotsky
internationalism. He supported founding a vanguard party of the proletariat, and a dictatorship of the proletariat (as opposed to the "dictatorship of the bourgeoisie"
Trotskyism
1848 political pamphlet by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
authors assert that capitalism is marked by the exploitation of the proletariat (working class of wage labourers) by the ruling bourgeoisie, which is
The_Communist_Manifesto
1983 book by J. Sakai
Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat is a 1983 book by J. Sakai that aims to provide a historical account of the formation of whiteness in
Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat
Settlers:_The_Mythology_of_the_White_Proletariat
Contemporary communist theory
Central to communization is the concept of the self-abolition of the proletariat. Instead of the working class affirming its identity to seize power,
Communization
Social class of people working for a living, working poor
nothing to sell but their labour, a group otherwise referred to as the proletariat. In this sense, the working class includes white and blue-collar workers
Working_class
Synthesis of Marxism–Leninism–Maoism and Third Worldism
exploitation at all) and therefore it is not a part of the international proletariat, but rather labor aristocracy. Maoism–Third Worldism is defined by a
Maoism–Third_Worldism
Social revolution in which the working class attempts to overthrow the bourgeoisie
A proletarian revolution or proletariat revolution is a social revolution in which the proletariat attempts to overthrow the bourgeoisie and change the
Proletarian_revolution
Polish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871–1919)
Russian Revolution, she developed a theory of the mass strike as the proletariat's most important revolutionary tool, emphasizing the spontaneous creativity
Rosa_Luxemburg
Country in East Asia
essentially synonymous with the more common Marxist term, dictatorship of the proletariat. In the October 2022 congress, 2,296 members were elected and 83 were
China
Revolutionary Marxist ideology
state system, seizing power and establishing the "dictatorship of the proletariat". Bolshevism originated at the beginning of the 20th century in the Russian
Bolshevism
American minister and civil rights activist (1929–1968)
History of the United States (1980) Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat (1983) Related American Left Intercommunalism Labor history Labor laws
Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
Social structure in Nigeria
the middle class, or bourgeoisie, or the working and underclasses, or proletariat. This is regarded by such people as the most important factor in a person's
Social_class_in_Nigeria
Political party in Hong Kong
Proletariat Political Institute is a political organisation and school headed by Wong Yuk-man, former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
Proletariat Political Institute
Proletariat_Political_Institute
Hierarchical stratification of societies
His understanding of classes in modern capitalist society is that the proletariat work but do not own the means of production, and the bourgeoisie, those
Social_class
Concept in Marxist theory
advanced capitalism which will fully develop an industrial proletariat; and that the proletariat can and must therefore seize social, economic and political
Permanent_revolution
Classification in Marxist–Leninist theory
dictatorship of the proletariat following a bourgeois democratic revolution. His solution was to form a class alliance led by the proletariat, which he termed
People's democratic revolution
People's_democratic_revolution
On-demand air transportation method
Air charter is the business of renting an entire aircraft (i.e., chartering) as opposed to individual aircraft seats (i.e., purchasing a ticket through
Air_charter
Social class
bourgeoisie. The petite bourgeoisie is economically distinct from the proletariat, or working class, which relies entirely on the sale of their labour-power
Petite_bourgeoisie
The Russian Association of Proletarian Writers, also known under its transliterated abbreviation RAPP (Russian: Российская ассоциация пролетарских писателей
Russian Association of Proletarian Writers
Russian_Association_of_Proletarian_Writers
Manifestation of Marxism–Leninism
vanguardist one-party state that aimed to realize the dictatorship of the proletariat. The Soviet Union's ideological commitment to achieving communism included
Ideology of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Ideology_of_the_Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union
Album by The Proletariat
second release and the first studio album by American punk rock band the Proletariat. It was also the debut output for Radiobeat Records. The record was named
Soma Holiday (the Proletariat album)
Soma_Holiday_(the_Proletariat_album)
Communist political party in Portugal
Portuguese Workers' Communist Party/Re-Organized Movement of the Party of the Proletariat (Portuguese: Partido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses/Movimento
Portuguese Workers' Communist Party
Portuguese_Workers'_Communist_Party
1975 film directed by Grigori Kromanov
Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat (Estonian: Briljandid proletariaadi diktatuurile) is a 1975 Soviet crime action film directed by Grigori
Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat
Diamonds_for_the_Dictatorship_of_the_Proletariat
Communist state form
embody either a proletarian dictatorship or a joint dictatorship of the proletariat and peasantry. The journal Bolshevik framed it differently, presenting
People's_democratic_state
Ruling party of the Soviet Union (1912–1991)
[Because] the proletariat is still so divided, so degraded, so corrupted in parts ... that an organization taking in the whole proletariat cannot directly
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union
Term for press and news media
Consort (acting as a free agent independent of her husband), and to the proletariat. But, generally, the term Fourth Estate refers to the press and media
Fourth_Estate
Communist group in Mexico
were expelled from the party, and formed the Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat in March 1964. The group around the 'Román Guerra Montemayor' cell continued
Bolshevik_Communist_Party
Awareness of one's social class
key to sparking a revolution which would "create a dictatorship of the proletariat, transforming it from a wage-earning, propertyless mass into the ruling
Class_consciousness
Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat – Bases for Revolution (in Portuguese: Partido Revolucionário do Proletariado - Bases pela Revolução) was a political
Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat – Bases for Revolution
Revolutionary_Party_of_the_Proletariat_–_Bases_for_Revolution
Marxist concept
of the state involves the dictatorship of the proletariat (or a variant thereof) in which the proletariat acts as the ruling class; purportedly the most
Socialist_state_(communism)
1871 revolutionary city council
the régime in Paris as the first example of the dictatorship of the proletariat. Engels wrote: "Of late, the Social-Democratic philistine has once more
Paris_Commune
Leader of Libya from 1969 to 2011
idea that a socialist society emerged from class struggle between the proletariat and bourgeoisie, Gaddafi believed that socialism would be achieved through
Muammar_Gaddafi
1924 work by Aron Zalkind
The Twelve Sexual Commandments of the Revolutionary Proletariat (Russian: Двенадцать половых заповедей революционного пролетариата) was an influential
The Twelve Sexual Commandments of the Revolutionary Proletariat
The_Twelve_Sexual_Commandments_of_the_Revolutionary_Proletariat
Political organisation in inter-war Poland
The Union of Town and Country Proletariat (Polish: Związek Proletariatu Miast i Wsi, abbreviated ZPMiW, Ukrainian: Союз пролетарату міст і сіл, abbreviated
Union of Town and Country Proletariat
Union_of_Town_and_Country_Proletariat
1945 political allegorical novella by George Orwell
that men exploit animals in much the same way as the rich exploit the proletariat. In a 2025 article in The Guardian, Orwell's adopted son Richard Blair
Animal_Farm
Socialist political ideology stressing revolution
yet in form, the struggle of the proletariat with the bourgeoisie is at first a national struggle. The proletariat of each country must, of course, first
Revolutionary_socialism
2004 book by Silvia Federici
medieval proletariat and the nobility and Church — including in certain countries, how the nobility intensified misogyny to divide proletariat rebellion
Caliban_and_the_Witch
1994 studio album by Killdozer
Uncompromising War on Art Under the Dictatorship of the Proletariat is an album by the American band Killdozer. It was released in 1994 through Touch
Uncompromising War on Art Under the Dictatorship of the Proletariat
Uncompromising_War_on_Art_Under_the_Dictatorship_of_the_Proletariat
1917 book by Vladimir Lenin
and Revolution: The Marxist Theory of the State and the Tasks of the Proletariat in the Revolution (Russian: Государство и революция. Учение марксизма
The_State_and_Revolution
Political party in India
Socialist state of the whole people Class system Dictatorship of the proletariat People's democratic dictatorship Political system Party Central committee
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)
Cambodian communist leader (1925–1998)
interpretation moved away from the orthodox Marxist focus on the urban proletariat as the forces of a revolution to build socialism, giving that role instead
Pol_Pot
1920 book by Leon Trotsky
universal suffrage. Kautsky's pamphlet, Die Diktatur des Proletariats (The Dictatorship of the Proletariat), asserted that the only way to control the growth
Terrorism_and_Communism
Marxist–Leninist concept
abolished. The class character of the state was proletarian since the proletariat acted as a ruling class in an alliance with other progressive classes
People's democracy (Marxism–Leninism)
People's_democracy_(Marxism–Leninism)
Russian revolutionary anarchist (1814–1876)
dictatorship of the proletariat, arguing that Marxist states would be one-party dictatorships ruling over the proletariat, not ruled by the proletariat. His book
Mikhail_Bakunin
Free-to-play battle royale online video game
free-to-play, class-based third-person shooter video game developed by Proletariat for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, released
Spellbreak
American politician and activist (born 1989)
History of the United States (1980) Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat (1983) Related American Left Intercommunalism Labor history Labor laws
Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez
Leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008
view that meaningful political change could only be brought about by proletariat revolution. Visiting Havana's poorest neighbourhoods, he became active
Fidel_Castro
Overview of and topical guide to Marxism
organization of the proletariat to establish a communist society through revolution and maintenance of the dictatorship of the proletariat. Marxism has since
Outline_of_Marxism
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
the world's proletariat and bourgeoisie in which the working classes would prove victorious and establish a dictatorship of the proletariat, regarding
Joseph_Stalin
Form of government
most class conscious section of the working classes, particularly the proletariat but sometimes including the peasantry, such as under its Maoist formulation
Communist_state
Peruvian communist ideology
the most advanced expression of the world proletariat, destined to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat. In addition, imperialism is described as
Gonzalo_Thought
Soviet politician and revolutionary (1879–1940)
their allies would join the negotiations or that the Western European proletariat would revolt; thus, prolonging negotiations was their best strategy.
Leon_Trotsky
Ruling party of the People's Republic of China
against imperialism and China had developed to a new stage, but that the proletariat would lead the revolution's completion. The May Fourth Movement led to
Chinese_Communist_Party
Mayor of New York City since January 2026
History of the United States (1980) Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat (1983) Related American Left Intercommunalism Labor history Labor laws
Zohran_Mamdani
Argentine revolutionary (1928–1967)
rate of profit to fall Social and political theory Class Bourgeoisie Proletariat Working class Lumpenproletariat Class consciousness False consciousness
Che_Guevara
Russian politician (1873–1952)
Chernov's political thought emphasized an alliance between the urban proletariat and the peasantry, with the former as a vanguard, and critiqued orthodox
Viktor_Chernov
German fascist ideology
to property relations. He denounced Marxism for seeking to train the proletariat to "expropriate the expropriator", the capitalist, and then to let them
Nazism
Political party in Portugal
The Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat (Portuguese: Partido Revolucionário do Proletariado, PRP) was a revolutionary socialist political organization
Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat (Portugal)
Revolutionary_Party_of_the_Proletariat_(Portugal)
1918 book by Vladimir Lenin
motivation for writing PRRK was Kautsky's pamphlet The Dictatorship of the Proletariat published earlier in 1918. Kautsky had condemned the dictatorial actions
The Proletarian Revolution and the Renegade Kautsky
The_Proletarian_Revolution_and_the_Renegade_Kautsky
Communist political ideology
third, newest and highest stage of the ideology of the international proletariat." Similarly, RIM's statement "Long Live Marxism-Leninism-Maoism!", published
Marxism–Leninism–Maoism
Political philosophy emphasising social ownership of production
betrayal of working-class ideals by a bourgeoisie indifferent to the proletariat. The history of socialism has its origins in the Age of Enlightenment
Socialism
Advocacy for the ideas of Georges Sorel
revisionist interpretation of Marxism, Sorel believed that the victory of the proletariat in class struggle could be achieved only through the power of myth and
Sorelianism
Members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea
characteristics—such as its focus on the rural peasantry rather than the urban proletariat as the bulwark of revolution, its emphasis on Great Leap Forward-type
Khmer_Rouge
Political party
revolution primarily from the impossibility of the numerically inferior proletariat in a semi-feudal and semi-capitalist peasant country like Russia holding
Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
Revolutionary_Socialist_Party_(India)
Hungarian philosopher and critic (1885–1971)
"democratic dictatorship" of the proletariat and peasantry as a transitional stage leading to the dictatorship of the proletariat. After Lukács's strategy was
György_Lukács
Constitutional right of a party to rule the state
communist party leads the state by virtue of being the vanguard of the proletariat. The leading role of the party was first enshrined in Article 126 of
Leading_role_of_the_party
Russian Marxist theorist and philosopher (1856–1918)
argued against what he saw as premature attempts to seize power by the proletariat. During World War I, Plekhanov adopted a staunchly nationalist position
Georgi_Plekhanov
Socialist tendency developed by Nikolai Bukharin
strengthening of the smychka, or the political and economic alliance between the proletariat and the peasantry. He saw the smychka as the central lesson of the Russian
Bukharinism
Element of Mao Zedong Thought
as the theory of continuing revolution under the dictatorship of the proletariat) is an element of Maoism. This is often subsumed under the subject of
Continuous_Revolution_Theory
Class of wage-earners in a tenuous job situation close to unemployment
well-being. The term is a portmanteau of precarious and proletariat. Unlike the proletariat of industrial workers in the 20th century, who lacked their
Precariat
Term in Marxism and political theory of unions
which has better wages and working conditions compared to the broader proletariat, often enabled by their specialized skills, by membership in trade unions
Labor_aristocracy
Social class that sets the rules of a society
proletariat has become the ruling class by seizing power and replacing the capitalist state institutions with institutions that serve the proletariat
Ruling_class
Faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
poorer peasants as potential allies of the relatively small Russian proletariat. After the February Revolution of 1917, Lenin returned to Russia and
Bolsheviks
Political party in the United Kingdom
Conflict theories Decent work Exploitation of labour Timeline New unionism Proletariat Sectoral collective bargaining Social movement unionism Social democracy
Labour_Party_(UK)
Nationalism of the ruling class under capitalism
ruling capitalist class which aims to overcome class antagonism between proletariat and bourgeoisie by appealing to national unity. It is seen as a distraction
Bourgeois_nationalism
Schools of thought on classless society
the means of production, and the vast majority of the population (the proletariat), who produce goods and services. Starting with the concept that social
List_of_communist_ideologies
Treatment of social attributes as real, in Marxist theory
work of Lukács in his essay "Reification and the Consciousness of the Proletariat", collected in his book History and Class Consciousness (1923). Lukács
Reification_(Marxism)
Book by Arnold J. Toynbee
Minority creates a universal state, the Internal Proletariat a universal church, and the External Proletariat a bevy of barbarian war-bands." Toynbee developed
A_Study_of_History
Political repression by the Nationalists (1927–1930s)
members dispersed into rural China; perceiving the defeat of the urban proletariat, they attempted to reorganize in what Mao Zedong termed "revolutionary
White_Terror_(China)
Topics referred to by the same term
construction Worker, a member of the working class Worker, a member of the proletariat Worker, a member of the workforce Designation of workers by collar color
Worker
Hungarian communist revolutionary and politician (1886–1938)
stating: The Hungarian proletariat betrayed not their leaders but itself. [...] If there had been in Hungary a proletariat with the consciousness of
Béla_Kun
Political party that promotes communist philosophy and values
the working class (proletariat). As a ruling party, the communist party exercises power through the dictatorship of the proletariat. Vladimir Lenin developed
Communist_party
PROLETARIAT
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Severn.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Profit; Gain
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
From the Roe Deer Meadow
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Iris
Boy/Male
American, Christian, French, Indian
Native of Brittany
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sindhi
Gold
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam
Moon Crested; Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Gaelic, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Sikh, Telugu
Water; Poem
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word for the bird, wren, from Old English wrenna, WREN means simply "wren."Â In many other languages, the name of this bird denotes "royalty."
Girl/Female
Indian
A vedic Mantra praising the Sun, A sacred verse, A Goddess, Mother of the Vedas
PROLETARIAT
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PROLETARIAT
PROLETARIAT
n.
The indigent class in the State; the body of proletarians.
n.
The lower classes; beggars.