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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 classnoun

    A social and economic class lying above the working class and below the upper class.

  2. middle classnoun

    The groups in society composed of professionals, semi-professionals, and lower-to-middle managerial level workers.

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  1. middle class

    The middle class refers to a social and economic group positioned between the upper and working classes. It is generally characterized by individuals and families with moderate to above-average income and education, typically engaged in professional or white-collar jobs. Members of the middle class generally have a comfortable standard of living, though not as affluent as the upper class. Factors commonly associated with middle class include home ownership, level of education, type of employment, and family structure. Class distinctions can vary significantly in different cultures or societies.

Wikidata

  1. Middle class

    The middle class is a class of people in the middle of a societal hierarchy. In Weberian socio-economic terms, the middle class is the broad group of people in contemporary society who fall socio-economically between the working class and upper class. The common measures of what constitutes middle class vary significantly among cultures.

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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. Bernie Sanders:

    And I believe and I gotta say this, and I thank you for your question, in this sense, I think what we need to do as a nation, certainly something the Republicans are not doing, is focus on the bloody issues facing this country -- the disappearance of the middle class income and wealth inequality.

  2. Donald Trump:

    The American middle class is effectively funding virtually all drug research and development for the entire planet, we will no longer accept the inflated prices being charged to our seniors. At long last, the drug companies and foreign countries will be held accountable for how they rigged the system against American consumers.

  3. Bernie Sanders:

    Likewise, Bernie Sanders said Bernie Sanders campaigned for President Obama in 2008 and 2012( though Sanders in 2011 casually discussed the possibility of President Obama getting a challenger, Bernie Sanders did not ultimately recruit one). We have got to do a lot better to protect the middle class, but it's important to remember how far we've come under President President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

  4. Heather Kugelmass:

    Even the middle class white therapy seekers received return messages only half of the time, as consumers, or potential consumers, of mental health care, we’d like to think that everyone deserves a response.

  5. President Barack Obama:

    Today's bipartisan Senate vote is an important step toward ensuring the United States can negotiate and enforce strong, high-standards trade agreements, if done right, these agreements are vital to expanding opportunities for the middle class, leveling the playing field for American workers, and establishing rules for the global economy that help our businesses grow and hire by selling goods made in America to the rest of the world.


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