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Meanings of elitist in English

Catalan
elitista

Someone who believes in rule by an elite group.

elitista
Antonyms
Examples for "egalitarian"
Examples for "egalitarian"
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America has certainly reached its egalitarian summit as far as dress goes.
Carrion comfort
2
Housing discrimination is illegal, and most Americans express egalitarian beliefs on race.
Ebony
3
Part of this is the great egalitarian nature of Australian political life.
News.com.au
4
Its sheer simplicity and egalitarian nature means it is available to all.
News.com.au
5
A splendid vision of sunlit egalitarian uplands after the State withered away.
Wired
Usage of elitist in English
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But I don't believe his supposedly 'elitist' approach will prove a disadvantage.
The Guardian
2
Detractors say it is an elitist sport that is far too expensive.
Reuters
3
The actress endured a firestorm of criticism for being 'snooty' and elitist.
The Guardian
4
Our heroes are teachers at an elitist private school in Washington DC.
The Irish Times
5
An unashamed elitist and individualist, Hayek was suspicious of all mass movements.
Reuters
6
But even in Japan schools are not as elitist as the ENA.
The Guardian
7
In a time of mass-culture egalitarianism and mediocrity, she was an elitist.
The guns of august
8
If Venice and Cannes can't be a tad elitist then who can?
The Irish Times
9
That's a pretty elitist view of life, and awfully black and white.
Accident
10
From the opposite perspective, statistics are quite the opposite of elitist.
The Guardian
11
So forget that elitist Jedi Council circle-jerk; how about one Jedi, one vote?
Wired
12
I don't want climbing to be seen as this elitist thing.
Climbing Magazine
13
I don't think psychoanalysis should be a mandarin or elitist form of intelligence.
The Guardian
14
Obviously, the way it was framed was nothing if not elitist.
The Democracy Project
15
But I don't think you can say it's an elitist sport at all.
Reuters
16
We dislike the term... 'godmaker'..., It implies something elitist, even domineering.
Existence
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Translations for elitist
Catalan
elitista
Elitist through the time
Elitist across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Rare