elitist
pronunciation
How to pronounce elitist in British English:
UK [eɪˈliːtɪst]
How to pronounce elitist in American English:
US [eɪˈliːtɪst]
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- Noun:
- someone who believes in rule by an elite group
Word Origin
- elitist (adj.)
- 1950; see elite + -ist. The original adjectival examples were Freud, Nietzsche, and Carlyle. As a noun by 1961.
Example
- 1. His ideas were elitist , with the philosopher king the ideal ruler .
- 2. Furious euro-rebels do not trust mr cameron , thinking him a simple burkean elitist .
- 3. He denounced the political system as nepotistic , corrupt and elitist .
- 4. The bolder among them argued that the eu had always been an elitist project , with good reason .
- 5. Most dismissed both the pussy rioters and the moscow opposition street protesters as elitist , unrepresentative and easily dispersed .