Meaning Of The Word Lumpenproletariat

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lumpenproletariat in American English
noun: the lowest level of the proletariat comprising unskilled workers, vagrants, and criminals and characterized by a lack of class identification and solidarity

lumpenproletariat in British English
noun: (esp in Marxist theory) the amorphous urban social group below the proletariat, consisting of criminals, tramps, etc

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