Definitions for overclassˈoʊ vərˌklæs, -ˌklɑs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•ver•classˈoʊ vərˌklæs, -ˌklɑs(n.)
a social stratum consisting of educated and wealthy persons considered to control the economic power of a country.
Category: Sociology
Origin of overclass:
1960–65
Wiktionary
overclass(Noun)
A powerful, privileged social class.
They spoke disparagingly of America's white overclass.
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