lumpenproletariat
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- noun
- /ˌlʌmpənˌproʊlɪˈtɛəriət/
- Jargon
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lumpenproletariado
- You'll be surprised at how little overlap there is between the real working class and Marx's lumpenproletariat.
Examples
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The greatest component is a lumpenproletariat that grew as a consequence of the disruption of traditional society.
Academic text (1993) -
These policies would have had an immediate and severe effect on the standard of living of the middle classes as well as the working class and lumpenproletariat.
Academic text (1992) -
The Lumpenproletariat of New York.
Blog text (31) -
The result was the creation of an intellectual "lumpenproletariat" mobilized relatively easily behind political and social ideologies.
Academic text (1999) -
This created the multigenerational underclass that Marx later dubbed the lumpenproletariat.
Academic text (2010) -
Many members of the lumpenproletariat struggle to find stable employment due to their marginalization.
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The documentary highlighted the challenges faced by the lumpenproletariat, who often lack access to education and resources.
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In debates about class struggle, the lumpenproletariat is often overlooked despite their significant presence in society.
Synonyms
A social group seen as the lowest class that provides work to support others
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
lumpenproletariat = lumpen + proletariat (opaque) = lumpen + proletariat
A technical Marxist compound borrowed from German; its socio-political meaning is specialized and not easily inferred by average learners from the parts.
Etymology
Lumpenproletariat comes from German parts lumpen meaning 'rags' and proletariat meaning 'working class'. Marx used the term for the poorest, often unemployed people on the edge of the working class who did not join a revolution, so today it means a group of very poor, left-out people.