noun

the type of family, social position, or culture that someone comes from

noun

someone’s background, for example the social class that they originally came from, or their first job

adverb, preposition

if a particular action or activity is beneath you, you think that you are of a higher social class than people who do this

noun

your status or position in society according to your family or the place where you were born

adjective

belonging to the class of people who are educated and own property, according to Marxist ideas

noun

the class of people who are educated and own property, according to Marxist ideas: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

noun

one of the groups into which people in a society are divided according to their family background, education, job, or income

noun

the existence of differences that cause people to be divided into different social groups

adjective

influenced by a strong feeling of belonging to a particular social class and noticing differences between the classes

noun

unfair treatment of people because of their social class

adjective

not divided into social classes

adjective

not belonging to a particular social class

noun

according to marxism, a situation in which rich and powerful people and working-class people compete for political and economic power

adjective

supporting a social system in which everyone has equal status and the same money and opportunities

adjective

lived in by rich polite people and not very lively, exciting, or modern

adjective

a hierarchical society or organization is one in which differences in status are considered to be very important

noun

a system for organizing people according to their status in a society, organization, or other group

noun

the idea that everything typical of the higher social classes is bad and everything typical of the working class is good

noun

a system or society in which people have influence or status according to their abilities and achievements rather than because of the social class to which they belong

noun

the idea that rich people from a high social class should help people who have fewer advantages

adjective

not typical of the upper class

adjective

representing the interests and opinions of ordinary people

noun

someone who thinks they are better than other people, usually because of their social class. This word shows that you do not like people like this.

adverb

relating to someone’s social class

noun

relating to the parties, weddings, performances etc that rich and fashionable people go to

noun

the division of a society into different groups

adjective

divided into groups in society based on status

adjective

relating to the belief that people at the lowest level of society or an organization always benefit from the money or advantages that people at the highest level have

noun

adjective

noun

noun

adjective

higher than is suitable for your position or rank

the ability of someone important or powerful to talk to ordinary people and to understand what they are thinking