lumpenproletariat; vagrant unemployed
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
lumpenproletariat; dispossessed unemployed; vagrant
archaicA Marxist/sociological term from the early-to-mid 20th century, referring to individuals lacking stable employment, property, and class consciousness, often seen as prone to being recruited for reactionary purposes. Also known as '游民无产者' (yóu mín wú chǎn zhě).
Zài在
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
xǔ许
duō多
pò破
chǎn产
nóng农
mín民
lún沦
wéi为
liú流
máng氓
wú无
chǎn产
zhě者
。
In the old society, many bankrupt peasants became part of the lumpenproletariat.
Zhè这
gè个
gài概
niàn念
cháng常
yòng用
lái来
fēn分
xī析
shè社
huì会
dǐ底
céng层
de的
bù不
wěn稳
dìng定
xìng性
。
This concept is often used to analyze the instability of the lower strata of society.