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petty bourgeoisie
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Word History and Origins
Origin of petty bourgeoisie1
First recorded in 1840–50
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Example Sentences
The petty bourgeoisie, great in boasting, is very impotent for action, and very shy in risking anything.
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And yet the movement, having once got into the hands of the petty bourgeoisie, was ruined from its very beginning.
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In turn, the aristocracy, high finance, petty bourgeoisie and the large middle classes in general gained political ascendancy.
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The petty bourgeoisie was represented, but not the great capitalists.
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