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
With that, Moscow ceased to inspire the grand international solidarity of proletariats.
From Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 by Stephen Graham
From proletariats in their own persons they have become men of substance and property.
From About Ireland by E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn) Linton
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
The proletariats, headed by the students, had sacked the arsenal, the troops having made but slight resistance.
From Tracks of a Rolling Stone by Henry J. (Henry John) Coke
