<P> The proletariat ( / ˌproʊlɪˈtɛəri. ət / from Latin proletarius ) is the class of wage - earners in a capitalist society whose only possession of significant material value is their labour - power ( their ability to work ) . A member of such a class is a proletarian . </P>
this group is defined by the manifesto of the communist party as the modern working class
The proletariat