proletarianization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The act or process of making somebody or something proletarian.
The social process whereby people move from being either employers, unemployed, or self-employed to being employed as wage labour by employers.

Pronunciation

/ˌpɹəʊ.lɪˌtɛː.ɹɪ.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-proletarianization.wav /ˌpɹoʊ.ləˌtɛ.ɹi.ə.nəˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/ /ˈpɹoʊ-/ /-ˌnaɪ-/ en-us-proletarianization.mp3

Word forms

proletarianization proletarianizations proletarianisation proletarization

Etymology

From proletarianize + -ation (suffix indicating the result of an action or process).

Synonyms

proletarization

Antonyms

bourgeoisification embourgeoisement

Related words

non-proletarian nonproletarian prole proletarian proletarianise proletarianize proletariat

Translations

Basque: proletartzea Catalan: proletarització Chinese Mandarin: 無產階級化 /无产阶级化 Czech: proletarizace French: prolétarisation Portuguese: proletarização Russian: пролетариза́ция Spanish: proletarización Swedish: proletarisering

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