Associations to the word «Lumpenproletariat»

Wiktionary

LUMPENPROLETARIAT, noun. (Marxism) the lowest stratum of the proletariat
LUMPENPROLETARIAT, noun. A social underclass; the riffraff

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke