class system

  • 1class system —    Social class has been seen as the main divide in British politics. The characteristics which determine class include occupation, income, material possessions, family position, breeding, accent, education, appearance, lifestyle and power.… …

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  • 2Open class system — An open class system is the stratification that facilitates social mobility, with individual achievement and personal merit determining social rank. The hierarchical social status of a person is achieved through their effort. Any status that is… …

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  • 3Class (locomotive) — refers to a group of locomotives built to a common design for a single railroad. Often members of a particular class had detail variations between individual examples, and these could lead to subclasses. Sometimes technical alterations… …

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  • 4class consciousness — n [U] technical knowledge and understanding of the class system, and of your own and other people s social class …

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  • 5class — class1 W1S1 [kla:s US klæs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(social group)¦ 2¦(students)¦ 3¦(teaching period)¦ 4¦(studying)¦ 5¦(same type of something)¦ 6¦(train/aircraft etc)¦ 7¦(quality)¦ 8¦(style/skill)¦ 9¦(university degree)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …

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  • 6class — 1 noun 1 IN A SOCIETY a) (C) one of the groups in a society that people can be divided into according to their jobs, income, the kind of family they have etc: the professional classes | class differences/distinctions/privileges etc: Class… …

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  • 7class — I UK [klɑːs] / US [klæs] noun Word forms class : singular class plural classes *** Differences between British and American English: class: In both the UK and the US, a class is usually a group of students who are learning together: Jill and I… …

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  • 8class — class1 [ klæs ] noun *** ▸ 1 students taught together ▸ 2 group in society ▸ 3 group of things/people ▸ 4 standard of service ▸ 5 group in a competition ▸ 6 style/ability/skill ▸ 7 university degree level ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a group of… …

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  • 9Class sketch — The Class sketch is a comedy sketch first broadcast in an episode of David Frost s satirical comedy programme The Frost Report on 7 April 1966.[1] [2]It has been described as a genuinely timeless sketch, ingeniously satirising the British class… …

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  • 10System z — System z9 Typ 2094 System z9 Typ 2094, mit geöffneten Fronttüren und ausgeklapptem Suppor …

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