RULING CLASS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ruling class mean? 

• RULING CLASS (noun)
  The noun RULING CLASS has 1 sense:

1. the class of people exerting power or authority

  Familiarity information: RULING CLASS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RULING CLASS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The class of people exerting power or authority

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

people in power; ruling class

Hypernyms ("ruling class" is a kind of...):

upper class; upper crust (the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy)