social class

American  

noun

Sociology.

• social classes
  plural

1. a broad group in society having common economic, cultural, or political status.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• social classes
  plural

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social class

But in a number of African countries, access to it is still reserved for a certain social class, said Ablaye Seck, an energy efficiency expert in Senegal.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

Not that Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff’s doomed-by-their-own-hands love affair ever needed the exposure; Brontë’s themes of obsession, revenge, social class and the supernatural are still analyzed in high school English classes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

A superb dramatist of social class, morality and love, Mr. Gurnah is a contemporary heir to George Eliot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

We learn that one way for men in China to "break social class" is to join the army, and see a big recruitment drive taking place in the film.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025

I think that I came to an appreciation of the concept of social class in my earliest years.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times