Anti-elitist


(of a person or cl-ss 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.
catering to or -ssociated with an elitist cl-ss, its ideologies, or its inst-tutions:
even at such a small, private college, latin and greek are under attack as too elitist.
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.
a person who believes in the superiority of an elitist cl-ss.
historical examples

pragmatic requirements and anti-elitist political considerations collided with the literate model and a strange hybrid resulted.
the civilization of illiteracy mihai nadin

n.

1950; see elite + -ist. the original examples were freud, nietzsche, and carlyle.

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