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Lumpenproletariat

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Noun

1. lumpenproletariat

(Marxism) the unorganized lower levels of the proletariat who are not interested in revolutionary advancement

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Lumpenproletariat

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noun
(esp in Marxist theory) the amorphous urban social group below the proletariat, consisting of criminals, tramps, etc

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Lumpenproletariat

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n.
1. The lowest stratum of the proletariat. Used originally in Marxist theory to describe those members of the proletariat, especially criminals, vagrants, and the unemployed, who lacked awareness of their collective interest as an oppressed class.
2. An underclass.

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