Highly skilled workers, who made up about 15% of the working classes. Often bosses and factory foremen, also members of highly skilled trades that hadn't been mechanized. Committed to the family, economic improvement, good morals, etc.
Definition of appraisal for English Language Learners. : 1  the act of judging the value, condition, or importance of something : the act of appraising something. : 2  something that states an opinion about the value, condition, or importance of something.
Definition of performance appraisal: The process by which a manager or consultant (1) examines and evaluates an employee's work behavior by comparing it with preset standards, (2) documents the results of the comparison, and (3) uses the ...