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WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Lumpen (disambiguation)

lumpen         
¦ adjective
1. (in Marxist contexts) uninterested in revolutionary advancement.
boorish and stupid.
2. lumpy and misshapen.
Origin
1940s: back-form. from lumpenproletariat; the sense 'misshapen' by assoc. with lumpish.
lumpen         
1.
A lumpen object is large, heavy, and lumpy. (mainly BRIT LITERARY)
She was kneading a lumpen mass of dough...
Lumpen shapes began to appear out of the shadows.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
2.
If you describe people as lumpen, you think they are dull and clumsy. (mainly BRIT LITERARY)
The people seemed lumpen and boring.
ADJ: usu ADJ n [disapproval]
Lumpen (magazine)         
  • Various issues of the magazine
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AMERICAN ART AND POLITICS MAGAZINE
Lumpen magazine
Lumpen is an American magazine published since 1991, whose editor-in-chief is Edward Marszewski. The magazine covers topics of local and global politics, art and music and is published in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Wikipedia

Lumpen

Lumpen can refer to:

  • Lumpen (magazine), an American art and politics magazine
  • Lumpen journal, A Journal of Poor and Working Class writing
  • Lumpenproletariat, a term in Marxist sociology
  • Lumpenbourgeoisie
  • Swedish slang for military service, adopted by armed forces as a near-formal word
  • LUMPENS, a South Korean visual art studio.
Examples of use of lumpen
1. Today it will be the base of the Putin regime –– the corrupt lumpen–bureaucracy.
2. In the land of the free, the lumpen mistook the Fed’s bonanza for real wealth.
3. They bear a caste character but are essentially manifestations of a lumpen frustration.
4. Although the party attracts a certain amount of lumpen cadre, its leadership is scholarly.
5. This is the classic way to form a lumpen class of voters who are dependent on the authorities.