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For me, there has always been a disconnect with the sort of elitist structure of the high-art world - and my distaste for that is at odds with my feeling that art should aspire to do great things.
Shepard Fairey

Meaning of "elitist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ELITIST

elitist  [ɪˈliːtɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELITIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Elitist is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ELITIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Elitism

"Elitist" redirects here. For other uses, see Elitist. This article needs attention from an expert in WikiProject. The specific problem is: seems to be confusing the term and approaching it with synth. WikiProject WikiProject may be able to help recruit an expert. Elitism is the belief or attitude that some individuals, who form an elite—a select group of people with a certain ancestry, intrinsic quality or worth, high intellect, wealth, specialized training or experience, or other distinctive attributes—are those whose influence or authority is greater than that of others; whose views on a matter are to be taken more seriously or carry more weight; whose views or actions are more likely to be constructive to society as a whole; or whose extraordinary skills, abilities, or wisdom render them especially fit to govern. Alternatively, the term elitism may be used to describe a situation in which power is concentrated in the hands of a limited number of people. Oppositions of elitism include anti-elitism, egalitarianism, populism and political theory of pluralism.

Definition of elitist in the English dictionary

The definition of elitist in the dictionary is adhering to or promoting the belief that society should be governed by a select group of gifted and highly educated individuals.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ELITIST


absolutist
ˌæbsəˈluːtɪst
antielitist
ˌæntɪɪˈliːtɪst
artist
ˈɑːtɪst
autist
ˈɔːtɪst
Bonapartist
ˈbəʊnəˌpɑːtɪst
chartist
ˈtʃɑːtɪst
chutist
ˈʃuːtɪst
completist
kəmˈpliːtɪst
concretist
ˈkɒnkriːtɪst
decretist
dɪˈkriːtɪst
defeatist
dɪˈfiːtɪst
exegetist
ˌɛksɪˈdʒiːtɪst
flautist
ˈflɔːtɪst
flutist
ˈfluːtɪst
graffitist
ɡrəˈfiːtɪst
greatest
ˈɡreɪtɪst
latest
ˈleɪtɪst
parachutist
ˈpærəʃuːtɪst
prosthetist
prɒsˈθiːtɪst
shootist
ˈʃuːtɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELITIST

eliminate
elimination
eliminative
eliminative materialism
eliminativism
eliminator
eliminatory
elint
Eliot
Elis
ELISA
Elisabeth
Elisabethville
Elisavetgrad
Elisavetpol
Elisha
elision
elite
elitism
elixir

WORDS THAT END LIKE ELITIST

Adventist
Baptist
dentist
fortuitist
hereditist
John the Baptist
leftist
lithotritist
make-up artist
orthodontist
portraitist
relativitist
research scientist
rightist
Sanskritist
scientist
Semitist
serendipitist
spiritist
the Baptist

Synonyms and antonyms of elitist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ELITIST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «elitist» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of elitist

Translation of «elitist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ELITIST

Find out the translation of elitist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of elitist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «elitist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

精英主义的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

elitista
570 millions of speakers

English

elitist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संभ्रांतवादी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نخبوية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

элитарным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

elitista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভিজাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

élitiste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Elitis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

elitär
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エリート主義の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

엘리트주의의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Elitist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

elitist
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயர்ந்தோருக்குரிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एलिटिस्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

seçkinci
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

elitario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

elitarne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

елітарним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

elitist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελιτίστικη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

elitistiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

elitistisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

elitistisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of elitist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ELITIST»

The term «elitist» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.205 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ELITIST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about elitist

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10 QUOTES WITH «ELITIST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word elitist.
1
Beck
The cliche of what a rock star is - there's something elitist about it. I never related to that. I'm an entertainer. I think of it as, you're performing for people. It's not a self-glorification thing.
2
Michael Ian Black
My tastes in all things lean towards the arty and boring. I like sports documentaries about Scrabble players, bands that play quiet, unassuming music, and TV shows that win awards. In that way, I am an elitist snob.
3
Tom Clancy
Show me an elitist, and I'll show you a loser.
4
Will Cotton
In a gallery, there's an expectation of high prices and a somewhat elitist atmosphere.
5
Kim Deal
Maybe I'm an elitist, but I don't feel like I am.
6
Shepard Fairey
For me, there has always been a disconnect with the sort of elitist structure of the high-art world - and my distaste for that is at odds with my feeling that art should aspire to do great things.
7
Lesley Garrett
One of the problems that we face through the media attention that these artists receive is that there has been an awful lot of talk about opera and classical music being elite and being for an elitist group.
8
Ed Gillespie
I think one of the problems the Democrats have today is that they are an elitist party.
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Danny Glover
This country has always been run by elite, and it's an elitist democracy. And that's not a radical concept. It's elitist democracy. When people talk about democracy, they don't talk - really talk about participatory democracy, until the point that we get us at Election Day.
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Michel Hazanavicius
I thought 'The Artist' was a perfect way to find a good balance. The artistic challenge is obvious because the film is black-and-white and its silent, but I did my best to make the movie accessible and easy to watch. I really don't want to make elitist movies. I really try hard to work for the audience. Audiences are smart. They get everything.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELITIST»

Discover the use of elitist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to elitist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Participatory Democracy Versus Elitist Democracy: Lessons ...
Beginning by discussing North Americans' love-hate relationship with politics and politicians, the author argues that democracies have increasingly trickled up and away from so-called 'average citizens'.
William R. Nylen, Lawrence C. Dodd, 2003
2
Social-Elitist Democracy
This book is a detailed and thought-provoking study of the nature of human society and the power structures therein.
G. P. Horedt, 2006
3
Pakistan: the economy of an elitist state
An Insightful Analysis Into The Prevailing Economic Situation In Pakistan.
Ishrat Husain, 1999
4
Disorders of Narcissism: Diagnostic, Clinical, and Empirical ...
The Elitist Narcissistic Personality Reich (1933/1949) captured the essential qualities of what here is termed the elitist narcissistic person when he described the "phallic-narcissist" character as a self-assured, arrogant, and energetic person ...
Elsa Ronningstam, 2000
5
Models of Democracy
Competitive. elitist. democracy. In advocating a capitalist economy, along with parliamentary government and a competitive party system, Weber was on ground familiar to many nineteenth- and twentieth-century liberals. But his defence of this  ...
David Held, 2006
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The Irony of Democracy: An Uncommon Introduction to American ...
The elitist theory of democracy is not an attack on democracy but rather an aid in understanding the realities of democratic politics. Elite theory is not an apology for elite rule; it is not a defense of official misdeeds or repression. These, in fact ...
Thomas Dye, Harmon Zeigler, Louis Schubert, 2011
7
A Princess of Landover
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Terry Brooks's Bearers of the Black Staff.
Terry Brooks, 2009
8
Multi-Objective Optimization Using Evolutionary Algorithms
First, non-elitist MOEAs are described in Chapter 5. Starting from early suggestions, most of the commonly used MOEAs are discussed. In order to demonstrate the working principles of these algorithms, they are clearly stated in a step-by-step ...
Kalyanmoy Deb, 2001
9
The 10 Lenses: Your Guide to Living & Working in a ...
A ground-breaking way to understand the "lenses" through which we view other races and cultures and to manage diversity, in the workplace and society.
Mark Alexander Williams, 2001
10
Metaheuristic Applications in Structures and Infrastructures
When the elitist ant has not changed over a given number of iterations (e.g., 5), a new elitist ant is selected, even if no better feasible solution has been found. For this new elitist ant, the best feasible solution that is not the same as that favored ...
Amir Hossein Gandomi, Xin-She Yang, Siamak Talatahari, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELITIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term elitist is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gordzilla in the City: Tax vote was a rejection of elitist busybodies...
Scientists in British Columbia have used the genetic signatures of viruses to trace the source and path of a measles outbreak that occurred after ... «The Province, Jul 15»
2
The LPGA-sanctioned Women's British Open will still be played at …
... suggested that those in power at the PGA and other golf entities should cease efforts to reach new people, and instead, “let golf be elitist«Fortune, Jul 15»
3
“OK, so what would convince you that racism is real?”
... somebody who never would have made her way past the gatekeepers and into my little precious elitist smartypants cool white kid circles. «Salon, Jul 15»
4
Anthony Daly: Limerick minors 'are capable of better'
That's the type of lad that can always be brought into the system - it's definitely not elitist in any way.” After moving from his inter-county playing ... «Limerick Leader, Jul 15»
5
To Each Age Its Inequality
The rise of populist, anti-elitist parties suggest that many people again agree. If the twists and turns of economic history over the last 15,000 ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
The EU and the slow learners on the British left.
It was inevitable that something would expose the EU for the elitist, anti-democratic racket that it really is. Problems with mass immigration and ... «The Fortnightly Review, Jul 15»
7
Ethan Carter III on Winning the World Title, His Winning Streak, and …
And like most elitist cads, Carter's more than happy to tell you how he's superior in every way, probably after knocking you senseless with his ... «Phoenix New Times, Jul 15»
8
Christianity: The Good Stuff
As much as I admire Aristotle, you have to admit that he was a terrible elitist and that many people did not count very much for him. Women ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
9
Donald Trump Says 'Let Golf Be Elitist'
In a recent interview with Fortune magazine, Donald Trump, the owner of an extensive golf-course empire, said that golf should be “elitist,” a ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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Donald Trump: 'Let golf be elitist'
"[That attitude] may be elitist, and perhaps that's what golf needs. Let golf be elitist. When I say 'aspire,' that's a positive word. Let people work ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»

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