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Plebs vs Bourgeoisie - What's the difference?

plebs | bourgeoisie |

As nouns the difference between plebs and bourgeoisie

is that plebs is while bourgeoisie is , middle class.

plebs

English

(wikipedia plebs)

Noun

(head)
  • The common people, as a whole, or as a group.

    • Synonyms

    * (common people) the canaille, the common people, the great unwashed, the herd, the hoi polloi, the many, the masses, the multitude, the peasantry (when used figuratively), the proletariat (as a class), the rabble, the rank-and-file, the riffraff, the working class

    bourgeoisie

    English

    (wikipedia bourgeoisie)

    Noun

    (-)
  • a class of citizens who were wealthier members of the Third Estate
  • (Marxism) The capitalist class.

    • Derived terms

    * haute bourgeoisie * national bourgeoisie, comprador bourgeoisie * petite bourgeoisie, petty bourgeoisie * bourgie