Meaning of the word proletariat in English

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proletariat

US /ˌproʊ.ləˈter.i.ət/
UK /ˌproʊ.ləˈter.i.ət/

Noun

1.

the class of people who do unskilled jobs in industry and own little or no property:

Example:
The power of the proletariat had become too formidable.
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