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A doctrine of class war seemed to provide a solution to the problem of poverty to people who know nothing about how wealth is created.
Jeane Kirkpatrick

Meaning of "class war" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLASS WAR

class war  [klɑːs wɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLASS WAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Class war is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLASS WAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Class war

Class war or class warfare may refer to: ▪ Class conflict, Politics in classic and modern societies ▪ Class War, a UK anarchist newspaper and organisation ▪ Class Warfare, a book of interviews with Noam Chomsky ▪ Cla$$war, a comic book series by Rob Williams...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLASS WAR


antiwar
ˌæntɪˈwɔː
awa´
əˈwɔː
cyberwar
ˈsaɪbəˌwɔː
jowar
dʒəˈwɔː
men-of-war
ˌmenəˈwɔː
psywar
ˈsaɪˌwɔː
squaw
skwɔː
swore
swɔː
twa
twɔː
war
wɔː
Waugh
wɔː
waw
wɔː
wha
hwɔː
wore
wɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLASS WAR

class action
class B drug
class background
class bias
class C drug
class conflict
class consciousness
class distinction
class interval
class list
class mark
class number
class president
class rank
class roll
class society
class struggle
class system
class teacher
class warfare

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLASS WAR

air war
bidding war
civil war
cold war
council of war
declaration of war
dirty war
flame war
ground war
guerrilla war
holy war
man o´ war
opium war
prisoner of war
ratings war
sloop of war
state of war
theatre of war
trade war
turf war

Synonyms and antonyms of class war in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «class war» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLASS WAR

Find out the translation of class war to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of class war from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «class war» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阶级战争
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

guerra de clases
570 millions of speakers

English

class war
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वर्ग संघर्ष
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحرب الطبقية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

классовая война
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

guerra de classes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্লাস যুদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

guerre de classe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perang kelas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Klassenkampf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

階級闘争
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

계급 투쟁
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kelas perang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiến tranh giai cấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வர்க்கப் போர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वर्ग युद्ध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sınıf savaşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guerra di classe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Klasa wojna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

класова війна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

război de clasă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταξικός πόλεμος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klas oorlog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klasskrig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klasse krig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of class war

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLASS WAR»

The term «class war» is regularly used and occupies the 104.804 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLASS WAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about class war

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QUOTES WITH «CLASS WAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word class war.
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Jeane Kirkpatrick
A doctrine of class war seemed to provide a solution to the problem of poverty to people who know nothing about how wealth is created.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLASS WAR»

Discover the use of class war in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to class war and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Class War?: What Americans Really Think about Economic ...
But such dichotomies, Benjamin Page and Lawrence Jacobs contend, ring false. In Class War? they present compelling evidence that most Americans favor free enterprise and practical government programs to distribute wealth more equitably.
Benjamin I. Page, Lawrence R. Jacobs, 2009
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Working-class War: American Combat Soldiers and Vietnam
Working Class War explores the experiences and attitudes of the 2.5 million American enlisted men who served in Vietnam, painting a compelling portrait of the war as it was lived by the troops who fought it.
Christian G. Appy, 1993
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Deer Hunting with Jesus: Dispatches from America's Class War
When Joe Bageant returned to his hometown of Winchester, Virginia, he rediscovered his redneck roots: 'the great beery, NASCAR-loving, church-going, gun-owning America that has never set foot in a Starbucks'.
Joe Bageant, 2009
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The Global Class War: How America's Bipartisan Elite Lost ...
This book should transform public discourse in America." —Robert Kuttner, founding coeditor of The American Prospect and a contributing columnist to BusinessWeek "Faux is clearly correct that the balance of power between labor and capital ...
Jeff Faux, 2010
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The global class war: how America's bipartisan elite lost ...
Both in the way this book defines globalization's core problem and in its vision of how to resolve it, The Global Class War will affect political debate in America and the world for years to come.
Geoffrey P. Faux, 2006
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Blood Passion: The Ludlow Massacre and Class War in the ...
Offers an in-depth account of the violent strike that plagued Colorado's southern coal district, which in April 1914 culminated in a full-scale battle between armed strikers and the Colorado National Guard, the burning of the strikers' tent ...
Scott Martelle, 2008
7
The Lugano Report - New Edition: On Preserving Capitalism in ...
This is a new edition of Susan George's acclaimed satire on capitalism.
Susan George, 2003
8
Embedded With Organized Labor: Journalistic Reflections on ...
Collected for the first time, the essays that comprise Embedded With Organized Labor present a unique and informed perspective on the class war at home from a longtime organizer and "participatory labor journalist.
Steve Early, 2009
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The Coming Class War and how to Avoid it: Rebuilding the ...
Discusses how the distribution of America's wealth is causing a decline in the middle class and an increase in the lower class, and suggest changes in policy which can offer possible solutions for the future Chapter Titles: From Middle ...
Frederick R. Strobel, Wallace C. Peterson, 1999
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The Archaeology of Class War: The Colorado Coalfield Strike ...
The Archaeology of Class War will be of interest to archaeologists, historians, and general readers interested in mining and labor history.
Karin Larkin, Randall H. McGuire, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLASS WAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term class war is used in the context of the following news items.
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Saving Greece, saving Europe: the unnecessary crisis
Noam Chomsky said it best: “austerity is really class war”—in this case, to privatize the Greek economy, make its workers more “flexible”, and ... «Straight.com, Jul 15»
2
Rail workers set to strike tomorrow
How long before we start getting some of the 'class war' rhetoric, supporting the rail workers in their struggle against oppressive bosses etc. etc. «Oxford Mail, Jul 15»
3
Up yours bankers—Greek workers say 'OXI'
Unemployed Theodosis said, “We've made it to the finals for the European championship of class war.” People cheered and sang the songs of ... «Socialist Worker, Jul 15»
4
Salutations to the Workers and People of Greece for Rejecting …
The class war being waged on the global working class, including against the workers and people of Southern Europe, which has become the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
5
Susan George
Susan George is one of TNI's most renowned fellows for her long-term and ground-breaking analysis of global issues. "How to win the Class War - The Lugano ... «Transnational Institute, Jul 15»
6
Loss of democracy is real cost of membership in Eurozone
They are the weapon of choice in World War III, a merciless and unconscionable class war waged by the rich against the middle class and the ... «Firedoglake, Jul 15»
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GREECE REJECTS THE TROIKA
The eurozone's class war in support of finance against labour is now open and in earnest. The media have not explained that the ECB has set ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
8
Noam Chomsky: Austerity is just class war
What's going on with the austerity is really class war. As an economic program, austerity, under recession, makes no sense. It just makes the ... «Salon, Jul 15»
9
Greece - Great workers victory for the NO: A mandate for …
... in a victorious way, the class war waged by the Troika and the Greek capitalist oligarchy which will escalate in the coming hours and days. «In Defense of Marxism, Jul 15»
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David Bailey: Reg Kray said: 'Ere, Da'. I wish I could have done it …
I've spent all my life reinventing the class system, then Ed Miliband comes along and screws all that division. He's set the class war back years. «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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