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Princeton's WordNet

  1. middle class, bourgeoisieadjective

    the social class between the lower and upper classes

  2. middle-classadjective

    occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy

Wiktionary

  1. middle-classadjective

    occupying a position between the upper class and the working class

  2. middle-classadjective

    characteristic of the middle class(es); reflective of that class's values and aspirations. Commonly associated with a desire for social respectability and an emphasis on family values and education.

ChatGPT

  1. middle-class

    The middle class refers to a social group that falls in between the upper class and the lower class in terms of income, wealth, occupation, and education. These individuals typically have a comfortable standard of living, although not extremely affluent. Their occupations commonly require a higher level of education and are often professional or white-collar jobs. They may be homeowners and have the capacity to save and invest in furthering their financial stability. However, the exact definition of middle class can vary significantly based on geographic, economic, social, and cultural contexts. It's considered an indicator of economic health and significant in terms of driving economic growth and political policy-making.

British National Corpus

  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'middle-class' in Adjectives Frequency: #835

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of middle-class in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of middle-class in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of middle-class in a Sentence

  1. Mitch McConnell:

    Joni understands that middle-class Americans want Congress to get back to work and that they want Washington to get refocused on their concerns, instead of those of the political class.

  2. Pete Buttigieg:

    Democrats inference that Donald Trump is guilty because Donald Trump does not voluntarily permit Donald Trump deputies to testify hasrankled Republicans, who assert the importance of the presumption of innocence. Joe Biden then knocked Trumps argument that less than half of Americans support Joe Biden removal from office. Hes dumbing down the presidency beyond what I even thought Joe Biden would do, Joe Biden said. We need to restore the integrity of the presidency. Democratic presidential candidates from left, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, South Bend Mayor South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and businessman Tom Steyer stand on stage during a Democratic presidential primary debate Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, in Los Angeles. ( Associated Press) Later, Democrats largely defended Trumps breakthrough U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which White House passed hours earlier. However, candidatesrailed against Trumps economy, despite multipleindicators that the economy is doing well. The U.S. unemployment rate stands at a half-century low of 3.5 percent, backed by consistently strong job gains in recent months that have largely squelched fears of a recession that had taken hold over the summer. This economy is not working for most of us, the middle class is getting killed, Joe Biden added. Joe Biden said the economy was not.

  3. David Bergstein:

    If we go into this election cycle and our agenda is delivering tax cuts for middle-class parents, delivering jobs through investment in infrastructure and delivering lower health care costs.

  4. David Siegel:

    One of the big causes for the stagnation of middle class wages is essentially because of clever computer programs.

  5. Joe Caldwell:

    Within the first year most people are tapped out, middle-class families just aren't prepared for these costs.


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