ruling class

English

Noun

ruling class (plural ruling classes)

1. The social class of a given society that decides upon and sets that society's political agenda by mandating that there is one such particular class in the given society, and then appointing itself as that class.

Translations

social class

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 統治階級／统治阶级 (tǒngzhì jiējí), 统治阶级 (tǒngzhì jiēj)

• Finnish: hallitseva luokka
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• French: classe dirigeante (fr) f
• Russian: правящий класс m (pravjaščij klass)
• Spanish: clase dirigente f