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elitists

[ih-lee-tist ey-lee‐] Origin

e·lit·ist

[ih-lee-tist ey-lee‐]
adjective
1.
(of a person or class of persons) considered superior by others or by themselves, as in intellect, talent, power, wealth, or position in society: elitist country clubbers who have theirs and don't care about anybody else.
2.
catering to or associated with an elitist class, its ideologies, or its institutions: Even at such a small, private college, Latin and Greek are under attack as too elitist.
noun
3.
a person having, thought to have, or professing superior intellect or talent, power, wealth, or membership in the upper echelons of society: He lost a congressional race in Texas by being smeared as an Eastern elitist.
4.
a person who believes in the superiority of an elitist class.

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Origin:
elite + -ist

an·ti·e·lit·ist, noun, adjective
non·e·lit·ist, noun, adjective
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e·lit·ism

[ih-lee-tiz-uhm, ey-lee-]
noun
1.
practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
2.
consciousness of or pride in belonging to a select or favored group.

Origin:
1950–55; elite + -ism

e·lit·ist, noun, adjective
an·ti·e·lit·ism, noun
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elitism
1951, from elite + -ism.
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elitist
1950, from elite + -ist. The original examples were Freud, Nietzsche, and Carlyle.
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