noun
[ sing.+ sing./pl. v . ] (also the ˌworking ˈclasses [ pl. ]) the social class whose members do not have much money or power and are usually employed to do manual work (= physical work using their hands) :
the political party of the working class
The working class has / have rejected them in the elections.
—compare middle class , upper class
► ˌworking-ˈclass adjective :
a working-class background