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underclass

UK
/ˈʌndəklɑːs/
US
/ˈʌndərklæs/

Translations

underclassnoun
underclasses
pl
UK
/ˈʌndəklɑːs/
US
/ˈʌndərklæs/
sous-classeSociologie.
Researchers have long debated how public policy can best assist the urban underclass.
Les chercheurs débattent depuis longtemps de la meilleure manière dont les politiques publiques peuvent aider la sous-classe urbaine.
Synonyms
lower class
disadvantaged class
marginalized group
subordinate class
working poor
underclassadjective
UK
/ˈʌn.də.klɑːs/
US
/ˈʌn.dɚ.klæs/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., underclass youth, underclass neighborhoods).
sous-prolétarienSociologie; registre courant dans les contextes socio-économiques.
Underclass communities often suffer from inadequate access to healthcare.
Les communautés sous-prolétariennes souffrent souvent d’un accès insuffisant aux soins de santé.
Synonyms
lower-class
underprivileged
disadvantaged
marginalized
impoverished
destitute
disenfranchised
downtrodden
dispossessed

Definitions

underclassnoun
The lowest socioeconomic stratum of a society whose members are chronically poor, unemployed or underemployed, and socially marginalized.
Researchers have long debated how public policy can best assist the urban underclass.
underclassadjective
Relating to or characteristic of the underclass.
Underclass communities often suffer from inadequate access to healthcare.
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