UPWARDLY MOBILE


Meaning of UPWARDLY MOBILE in English

If you describe someone as upwardly mobile , you mean that they are moving, have moved, or are trying to move to a higher social position.

The Party has been unable to attract upwardly mobile voters.

ADJ

The upwardly mobile are people who are upwardly mobile.

...the large detached houses of the upwardly mobile with their double garages and array of cars.

N-PLURAL : the N

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