Etymology

dictatorship of the bourgeoisie

Today it means: A socio-political power wherein the bourgeoisie collectively holds the most influence over politics and the masses, as opposed to the dictatorship of the proletariat. Full definition →

German Diktatur der Bourgeoisie
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  1. German · calque ofDiktatur der Bourgeoisie
  2. English todaydictatorship of the bourgeoisie

Calque of German Diktatur der Bourgeoisie, which is attested earliest in Karl Marx's series The Class Struggles in France, 1848–1850 [1850].

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