(the) middle class

(the) middle class
the middle class UK US
the social class that consists mostly of educated people who have professional jobs can be followed by a singular or plural verb

the growth of the middle classes in the 19th century

the upper/​lower middle class:

She considers herself to be a member of the upper middle class.

Thesaurus: people from the middle classessynonym

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