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overclass

American

[oh-ver-klas, ‑-klahs] / ˈoʊ vərˌklæs, ‑ˌklɑs /

noun

a social stratum consisting of educated and wealthy people considered to control the economic power of a country.

Etymology

Origin of overclass

1990–95

Example Sentences

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They became, or at least mixed with, the overclass.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2020

It is a minority viewpoint within overclass circles in the US and Europe.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2020

“The university-credentialed overclass contains moderately paid schoolteachers and store managers as well as wealthy corporate lawyers and billionaire entrepreneurs,” he writes.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2020

Is Damore arguing that men should form a massive underclass of drone-like, thing-oriented engineers managed by a superior overclass of emotionally intelligent women?

From The Verge • Aug. 16, 2017

The 1930s birthed two great agrarian novels: Gone With the Wind from the viewpoint of the overclass, The Grapes of Wrath for the underclass.

From Time • Jan. 24, 2015

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