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lumpenproletarian Definition


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lumpenproletariat
noun
    1. People in a society who, for whatever reason, do not work, eg the homeless, beggars, criminals, etc.
      Form: Lumpenprotelariat
    2. now derog
      People of the lower classes in a society who are perceived as having no interest in improving them-selves intellectually, financially, etc.
Derivative: lumpenproletarian
adj
    Etymology: 1920s: from German Lumpen rag + proletariat; first coined by Karl Marx in 1850.



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