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Precariat N Collective Portmanteau,  Precarious Proletariat Social Class

Word precariat
Definition n. (collective portmanteau, precarious + proletariat) The social class of people whose economic security or employment is constantly at risk.
Sentence Master-Class dangled something else, a clear-cut path out of the precariat.
Source The Atlantic, Aug. 2020

Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary

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