petty bourgeoisie

English

Etymology

Anglicisation of French petite (“little”) bourgeoisie.

Noun

petty bourgeoisie (plural petty bourgeoisies)

1. (Marxism) A social class of that bourgeoisie that typically works alongside their employees if they have any, exemplified by shopkeepers and professionals.

   Synonym: petite bourgeoisie

   Antonym: haute bourgeoisie

Translations

social class

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 小資產階級 / 小资产阶级 (zh) (xiǎo zīchǎn jiējí)

• Czech: maloburžoazie f
• Finnish: pikkuporvaristo
• French: petite bourgeoisie (fr) f
• German: Kleinbürgertum (de) n
• Japanese: 小ブルジョア (shō-burujoa)
• Mari:

  Eastern Mari: мещанстве (meŝanstve)

• Polish: drobnomieszczaństwo (pl) n
• Romanian: mica burghezie (ro) f
• Russian: ме́лкая буржуази́я f (mélkaja buržuazíja), меща́нство (ru) n (meščánstvo)
• Spanish: pequeña burguesía f