elitism
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7.5
- noun
- /ɪˈliːtɪzəm/
:
elitismo
- For example, some may feel tension as a result of the elitism often associated with gifted learners.
- charges of elitism
- cultural elitism
- political elitism
And I realized that in some odd way, intellectual elitism starts to think that humans don't have value.
- And I realized that in some odd way, intellectual elitism starts to think that humans don't have value.
- If you recall, Bernie Sanders himself said the Democratic Party has a problem with elitism.
- Is it because people are fed up with social media, corporate elitism and the disaster of communication and censorship that we have in the United States?
- So, you know, I always say elitism sucks when I'm not included, right?
- Not to mention what these laws and this overall elitism that they have.
- But wait a second, she talks about the guise of elitism.
- Harvard is like the epitome of established fucking coastal elitism.
- But I think a lot of the, you know, a lot of the the challenges that I have with understanding this world is, you know, I really balk at elitism.
- It's apropos to the discussion about elitism because he acted like a guy who was so funny for so long that he didn't have to make a joke.
Examples
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Similar complaints as well as charges of elitism have been voiced in Costa Rica.
Academic text (1990) -
There are leaders who want to control and who let self-interest and elitism carry the day.
Academic text (2000) -
Likewise, the paper's elitism had generally been subject to internal challenge.
Academic text (1996) -
A concern related to the career ladder proposal is the elitism it seems to reflect.
Academic text (1992) -
But I'm just aware of the elitism tied to certain kinds of ways of speaking and certain kinds of education.
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As with every attempt to improve American education at any level, the charge of elitism would be indignantly raised.
Academic text (2001) -
The elimination of teachers is also based on a deep objection to the traditional "elitism" of education.
Academic text (1994) -
Goldberger and Maher admit that there are disturbing consequences of elitism in higher education.
Academic text (1995) -
Among the educated, the once-strong sense of social elitism has broken down amid increasing post-1989 commercialization.
Academic text (1992) -
Many people believe that elitism leads to a disconnect between leaders and the general public.
Synonyms
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6.3
An attitude of thinking you are better than others because of wealth or class
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7.5
A way of thinking that makes you feel better than others and makes you treat them as less important
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8.4
Being someone who thinks they are better than people with less money or social position and looks down on them
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7.4
A way of behaving like you are better than other people because of money or class
Antonyms
How Elitist
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word elitism comes from elite, which originally meant 'the chosen ones' and comes from a word meaning 'to choose', the same idea you see in elect and select. So, elitism is the idea that a few 'chosen' people should lead society.