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lumpenproletariat

/ˌlʊm.pənˌpɹəʊ.ləˈtɛː.ɹi.ət/

lumpenproletariat 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.

Noun

lumpenproletariat (plural lumpenproletariats)

  1. (Marxism) 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.
    • For this reason Marx avoided encouraging the facile but false idea that to abolish exploitation meant simply to strip the rich of their movable possessions: this was contrary to his own theory and only served to foster the envious and predatory mentality of peasant movements and the...1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in...
    • I hadn't quite figured her out yet: rude snob or lumpenproletariat?2021, Pedro Mairal, The Woman from Uruguay, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 29
  2. A social underclass; the riffraff.

lumpenproletariat meaning in Punjabi, Malay and Vietnamese

lumpenproletariat in Punjabi

in Marxism: the lowest stratum of the proletariat
ਲਫੰਗ ਪਰੋਲਤਾਰੀ laphaṅg paroltārī, ਲੁੰਪਨ ਪਰੋਲਤਾਰੀ lumpan paroltārī

lumpenproletariat in Malay

in Marxism: the lowest stratum of the proletariat
proletar hina

lumpenproletariat in Vietnamese

in Marxism: the lowest stratum of the proletariat
vô sản lưu manh

Synonyms of lumpenproletariat

Forms of lumpenproletariat

plurallumpenproletariats

Origin of lumpenproletariat

Unadapted borrowing from German Lumpenproletariat.

Questions about lumpenproletariat

What does lumpenproletariat mean?
Lumpenproletariat means 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.
What is lumpenproletariat in Punjabi?
Lumpenproletariat in Punjabi is ਲਫੰਗ ਪਰੋਲਤਾਰੀ (laphaṅg paroltārī), ਲੁੰਪਨ ਪਰੋਲਤਾਰੀ (lumpan paroltārī). See Lumpenproletariat meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is lumpenproletariat?
Lumpenproletariat is a noun.
How do you pronounce lumpenproletariat?
Lumpenproletariat is pronounced /ˌlʊm.pənˌpɹəʊ.ləˈtɛː.ɹi.ət/.
What is the plural of lumpenproletariat?
The plural of lumpenproletariat is lumpenproletariats.

Words near lumpenproletariat in the dictionary

  1. lumpenly
  2. lumpenprole
  3. lumpenproles
  4. lumpenproletarian
  5. lumpenproletarians
  6. lumpenproletariat
  7. lumpenproletariats
  8. lumpens
  9. lumper
  10. lumpered
  11. lumpering

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