Noun: lumpenproletariat 'lum-pun,prow-lu'teh-ree-ut
- (Marxism) the unorganized lower levels of the proletariat who are not interested in revolutionary advancement
"Marx believed the lumpenproletariat could be manipulated by reactionary forces"
Derived forms: lumpenproletariats
Type of: labor [US], labour [Brit, Cdn], proletariat, proletariate [archaic], working class
Encyclopedia: Lumpenproletariat