cognitariat

English

Etymology

Blend of cognitive +‎ proletariat.

Noun

cognitariat (countable and uncountable, plural cognitariats)

1. (sociology) A social group formed by people with high academic training, who receive a low salary not in accordance with their educational level.

Related terms

• precariat

Translations

sociological group

• Asturian: cognitariáu m
• Catalan: cognitariat
• French: cognitariat (fr)
• Italian: cognitariato
• Portuguese: cognitariado
• Spanish: cognitariado (es)