elitism

See also: élitism

English

Alternative forms

élitism

Etymology

elite +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

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Noun

elitism (countable and uncountable, plural elitisms)

The belief that a society or system should be run by an elite.
The superior attitude or behaviour associated with an elite.

Related terms

elitist

Translations

belief society should be run by elite

Arabic: نُخْبَوِيَّة‎ f (nuḵbawiyya)
Catalan: elitisme m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 精英主義, 精英主义 (jīngyīngzhǔyì)
Czech: elitářství n
Finnish: elitismi (fi)
French: élitisme (fr) m
German: Elitarismus m
Greek: ελιτισμός (el) m (elitismós)
Icelandic: úrvalsstefna f

Italian: elitismo m
Japanese: エリート主義 (エリートしゅぎ, erītoshugi)
Korean: 엘리트주의 (elliteujuui)
Kurdish:
Kurmanji: bijareyîtî (ku)
Persian: نخبه‌گرایی‎ (noxbe-garâyi)
Portuguese: elitismo (pt) m
Russian: элитари́зм (ru) m (elitarízm), элити́зм m (elitízm), элита́рность (ru) f (elitárnostʹ)
Spanish: elitismo (es) m
Swedish: elitism (sv) c

Anagrams

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