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domain, world
people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest
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age class
people in the same age range
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agriculture
the class of people engaged in growing food
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brotherhood, fraternity, sodality
people engaged in a particular occupation
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estate, estate of the realm, the three estates
a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights
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labor, labour, proletariat, working class
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
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lower class, underclass
the social class lowest in the social hierarchy
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bourgeoisie, middle class
the social class between the lower and upper classes
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booboisie
class consisting of all those who are considered boobs
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commonality, commonalty, commons
a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank
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peasantry
the class of peasants
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demimonde
a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior
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underworld
the criminal class
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yeomanry
class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land
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caste
a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
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caste
(Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
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upper class, upper crust
the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy
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ninja
a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations
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firing line
the most advanced and responsible group in an activity
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immigrant class
recent immigrants who are lumped together as a class by their low socioeconomic status in spite of different cultural backgrounds
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center
politically moderate persons; centrists
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old school
a class of people favoring traditional ideas
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market
the customers for a particular product or service
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craft, trade
people who perform a particular kind of skilled work
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fair sex, woman, womanhood
women as a class
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Lords Spiritual, first estate
the clergy in France and the heads of the church in Britain
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Lords Temporal, second estate
the nobility in France and the peerage in Britain
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Commons, third estate
the common people
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fourth estate
the press, including journalists, newspaper writers, photographers
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labor force, labor pool
the source of trained people from which workers can be hired
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lumpenproletariat
(Marxism) the unorganized lower levels of the proletariat who are not interested in revolutionary advancement
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organized labor
employees who are represented by a labor union
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petit bourgeois, petite bourgeoisie, petty bourgeoisie
lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)
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academe, academia
the academic world
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Grub Street
the world of literary hacks
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jati
(Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India; a special characteristic is often the exclusive occupation of its male members (such as barber or potter)
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elite, elite group
a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
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aristocracy, gentry
the most powerful members of a society
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people in power, ruling class
the class of people exerting power or authority
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black market
people who engage in illicit trade
