class war

class war
noun
conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)
Hypernyms: ↑conflict, ↑struggle, ↑battle

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noun

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class war or class struggle noun
(esp in Marxist theory) hostility or conflict that arises between different social ranks or classes, esp between the proletariat and the combined middle and upper classes in a capitalist society
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Main Entry:class

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class war variant UK US
Main entry: class struggle

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class war,
= class struggle. (Cf.class struggle)

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(also class warfare) n. another term for class struggle

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ˌclass ˈstruggle [class struggle] (also ˌclass ˈwar) noun uncountable, singular (politics)
opposition between the different social classes in society, especially that described in Marxist theory

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