English Explanatory Dictionary

workers of the world, unite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Laborers are encouraged to unionize or otherwise engage in collective action on a global scale in order to use the strength of their numbers to obtain better working conditions.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-workers of the world, unite.wav

Word forms

workers of the world, unite

Etymology

Calque of German Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch (literally “working men / proletarians of all countries, unite!”), a phrase which originates in the The Communist Manifesto and is one of the most famous rallying cries of communism.

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