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lumpenproletariat
lumpenproletariat
English
Noun
lumpenproletariat (plural lumpenproletariats)
- (Marxism) the lowest stratum of the proletariat
 - a social underclass; the riffraff
 
Related terms
- lumpenintelligentsia
 
Synonyms
- (riffraff): hoi polloi, mob, rabble, riffraff
 
Translations
in Marxism: the lowest stratum of the proletariat
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the social underclass, the riffraff
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See also
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 lumpenproletariat on  Wikipedia.Wikipedia