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salariat definition

sa·lari·at (sə ler′ē ət)

noun

the class of workers receiving salaries, as distinguished from those receiving wages

Etymology: Fr < salaire, salary + prolétariat, proletariat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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