lumpenproletariat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The lowest stratum of the proletariat, whose mental and physical health, mores and morale have deteriorated, through exploitation by the bourgeoisie, to a degree where they cannot build class consciousness and hence cannot be mobilized for the revolution.
A social underclass; the riffraff.

/ˌlʊm.pənˌpɹəʊ.ləˈtɛː.ɹi.ət/ /ˌlʌm.-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lumpenproletariat.wav

lumpenproletariat lumpenproletariats

Unadapted borrowing from German Lumpenproletariat.

hoi polloi mob rabble riffraff

lumpenbourgeoisie lumpenintelligentsia lumpenprole

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