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lumpenproletariat.

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.

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noun/ˌlʊm.pənˌpɹəʊ.ləˈtɛː.ɹi.ət//ˌlʌm.-/
  1. 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.

    Marxism
  2. A social underclass; the riffraff.

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Unadapted borrowing from German Lumpenproletariat.

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