Synonyms for working class
work·ing class

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1. working classadjective

   Synonyms:
   blue-collar

2. working classadjective

   Relating to the working class; suggestive of the working class in manner of speaking, outlook, appearance or other qualities.

   Synonyms:
   blue-collar

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1. labor, labour, working class, proletariatadjective

   a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

   "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"

   Synonyms:
   labour, labor movement, confinement, parturiency, undertaking, labor, trade union movement, childbed, task, toil, proletariat, travail, lying-in, project

   Antonyms:
   white-collar, upper-class, middle-class

2. propertyless, wage-earning, working-class, blue-collaradjective

   of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers

   "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shaw

   Synonyms:
   blue-collar, propertyless, wage-earning, working-class

   Antonyms:
   white-collar, middle-class, upper-class

3. wage-earning, working-classadjective

   working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries

   "working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labor"

   Synonyms:
   blue-collar, propertyless, wage-earning, working-class

   Antonyms:
   white-collar, upper-class, middle-class

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1. Kim Reynolds:

   Republican governors across America are leading the charge in defending liberty and security unmatched economic prosperity in our states, the Biden administration is governing from the far-left, ignoring the problems of working-class Americans while pushing an agenda that stifles free speech, free though, and economic freedom. The American people have had enough, but there is an alternative, and that’s what I look forward to on Tuesday evening.

2. Jay Gould:

   I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half.

3. Bill Carter:

   Probably more than any other current late-night host, Jimmy Kimmel projects solid working-class and family values, jimmy Kimmel seems to most viewers a guy who could share a beer and slice of pizza with anybody.

4. Heather Kugelmass:

   It is possible that working-class therapy seekers would receive more positive responses from social workers, who may be more willing to work with disadvantaged populations, or from group practices, where there could be more social pressure to be less discriminatory when selecting clientele.

5. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

   I feel like just the history of the party overall has been to almost sideline progressive priorities, racial justice priorities, priorities for the working class, health care, et cetera, and I don't think that any selection of leadership should ever be a de facto thing.