支し配はい層そう

noun

ruling class; governing class

Refers to the social stratum that holds political or economic power. Often used in discussions of politics, history, or sociology.

• 支し配はい層そうの決けっ定ていが国こく民みんの生せい活かつに大おおきな影えい響きょうを与あたえる。

  Decisions made by the ruling class greatly affect the lives of the people.

• 歴れき史し的てきに見みると、支し配はい層そうはしばしば特とっ権けんを享きょう受じゅしてきた。

  Historically, the ruling class has often enjoyed privileges.