different between proletariat vs lumpenproletariat

English

Etymology

From French prolétariat (“proletariats as a class; state of being a proletariat”), from Latin pr?l?t?rius (“belonging to the lowest class of citizens, whose only contribution to the state was their offspring; member of this class”) + French -at (suffix denoting actions or the results of actions). Pr?l?t?rius is derived from pr?l?s (“offspring, posterity”) + -?rius (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, or forming nouns denoting agents of use from other nouns); pr?l?s is from pro- (prefix meaning ‘bringing forth or into being; bringing into the open’) + *ol?s (a variant of *ole? (“to grow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?el- (“to grow, nourish”)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?pr??.l??t??.??.?t/
• (General American) enPR: 'pr?l??târ??t, IPA^(key): /?p?o?.l??t?.?i.?t/
• Hyphenation: pro?le?ta?ri?at

Noun

proletariat (plural proletariats)

1. (often derogatory, also figuratively) The lowest class of society; also, the lower classes of society generally; the masses.

   Synonym: proletary

2. (Marxism) Wage earners collectively, excluding salaried workers; people who own no capital and depend on their labour for survival; the working class, especially when seen as engaged in a class struggle with the bourgeoisie (“the capital-owning class”).

   Synonyms: proletarian, proletary

   Antonym: bourgeoisie

   Coordinate term: salariat
3. (chiefly Ancient Rome, historical) The lowest class of citizens, who had no property and few rights, and were regarded as contributing only their offspring to the state.

   Synonyms: proletarian, proletary

Alternative forms

• proletariate

Derived terms

• cognitariat
• precariat
• prole

Related terms

Translations

References

Further reading

• proletariat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• reptatorial

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ???????????? (proletariát), from French prolétariat.

Noun

proletariat (definite accusative proletariat?, plural proletariatlar)

1. proletariat

Declension

Further reading

• “proletariat” in Obastan.com.

Polish

Etymology

From French prolétariat, from Latin pr?l?t?rius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pr?.l??tar?.jat/

Noun

proletariat m inan

1. proletariat (working class or lower class)
2. (historical) proletariat (lowest class of citizens in Rome)

Declension

Derived terms

• (verbs) proletaryzowa?, sproletaryzowa?
• (nouns) Proletariat, proletaryzm, proletaryzacja
• (adjective) proletariacki

Related terms

• (nouns) proletariusz, proletariuszka, proletariatczyk, proletariacko??

Further reading

• proletariat in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• proletariat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French prolétariat

Noun

proletariat n (uncountable)

1. proletariat

Declension

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lumpenproletariat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l?m.p?n.p???.l?.?t??.?i.?t/

Noun

lumpenproletariat (plural lumpenproletariats)

1. (Marxism) 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.
2. A social underclass; the riffraff.

Synonyms

• (riffraff): hoi polloi, mob, rabble, riffraff

Related terms

• lumpenintelligentsia

Translations

Further reading

• lumpenproletariat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Polish

Etymology

From German Lumpenproletariat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lum.p?n.pr?.l??tar?.jat/

Noun

lumpenproletariat m inan

1. (Marxism) lumpenproletariat (the lowest stratum of the proletariat)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) lumpenproletariacki

Related terms

• (noun) lumpenproletariusz

Further reading

• lumpenproletariat in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• lumpenproletariat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From German Lumpenproletariat

Noun

lumpenproletariat n (uncountable)

1. (Marxism) lumpenproletariat

Declension