The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Once in power, Marius reformed the entrance requirements for the army to open it to proletariats, extending them the opportunity for war gains and even land for their service.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
He will endure when aristocracies crack and proletariats crumble.
From Huntingtower by John Buchan
We proletariats have grown up, but have neither appropriated any wisdom, nor brought light into life.
From The Man Who Was Afraid by Herman Bernstein
We proletariats, plain and poor people, coming from the backyard of life, we must study and study, in order to come to the front, ahead of everybody.
From The Man Who Was Afraid by Herman Bernstein
It is in this sense that the proletariats of all countries must furnish, even in the course of this war, a Socialist effort for peace.
From The Healing of Nations and the Hidden Sources of Their Strife by Edward Carpenter
