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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLumpenproletariat
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈlʊmpn̩pʁoletaʁiˈaːt/
"Das Lumpenproletariat bildet die unterste Schicht der bürgerlichen Gesellschaft."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The lowest stratum of the proletariat, especially criminals, vagrants, and the unemployed, typically lacking class consciousness.
"Marx argued that the lumpenproletariat was politically unreliable and often susceptible to manipulation by reactionary forces." - 2
A disorganized and disenfranchised segment of the working class or society existing outside standard economic and social structures.
"Rapid industrialization in the city gave rise to a sprawling lumpenproletariat surviving on informal economies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from German, combining 'lumpen' (ragamuffins, from Lumpen meaning rags) and 'proletariat' (the lowest social class). The term was coined by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in the mid-19th century to describe the unorganized and unpolitically conscious lower strata of society.
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lumpenprolétariat
Transliteration: /lœ̃pɛ̃.pʁɔ.le.ta.ʁja/
"Le lumpenprolétariat est souvent exclu des mouvements syndicaux traditionnels."
Lumpenproletariat
Transliteration: /ˈlʊmpn̩pʁoletaʁiˈaːt/
"Das Lumpenproletariat bildet die unterste Schicht der bürgerlichen Gesellschaft."
lumpenproletariato
Transliteration: /lumpenproletarˈjato/
"Il concetto di lumpenproletariato fu ampiamente analizzato dalla teoria marxista."
lumpenproletariado
Transliteration: /lum.pem.pɾo.le.taˈɾja.ðo/
"El lumpenproletariado carece de conciencia de clase según la teoría socialista."
lumpemprolétariado
Transliteration: /lũ.pẽ.pɾu.le.ta.ɾiˈa.du/
"O lumpemprolétariado engloba os setores marginalizados da sociedade urbana."
लंपन सर्वहारा वर्ग
Transliteration: lampan sarvahara varg
"मार्क्सवादी सिद्धांत में लंपन सर्वहारा वर्ग को एक अलग सामाजिक श्रेणी माना जाता है।"
流氓无产阶级
Transliteration: liúmáng wúchǎn jiējí
"流氓无产阶级在社会转型期往往容易被利用。"
룸펜프롤레타리아트
Transliteration: rum-pen-peu-rol-le-ta-ri-at
"그들은 도시 빈민층과 룸펜프롤레타리아트를 구분하여 분석했다."
ルンペンプロレタリアート
Transliteration: runpen puroretariāto
"資本主義の発展に伴いルンペンプロレタリアートが増加した。"
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