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Lumpenproletariat
WordNet
noun
(1) (Marxism) the unorganized lower levels of the proletariat who are not interested in revolutionary advancement
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Lumpen, rag + prolétariat from proletarius, the lowest class of Roman citizen
Noun
lumpenproletariat
- the lowest stratum of the proletariat
- a social underclass; the riffraff