Definition of elitism in English:

elitism

nounɪˈliːtɪz(ə)məˈlidˌɪzəm

mass noun

1The belief that a society or system should be led by an elite.
local government in the nineteenth century was the very essence of elitism
Example sentencesExamples
- But the elitism and the populism in this claim are less far apart than they might seem.
- The majority of contemporary U.S. political and social theorists are like the majority of American citizens, preferring democratic or republican theories to elitism or divine right.
- A new social system starts, and seems delightfully free of the elitism and cliquishness of the existing systems.
- There is a real worry in the profession that this registration will create an elitism between different sides of the social work profession - those who have qualifications and can be registered, or can afford it, and those who do not.
- An emphasis on social context has long been looked to as an alternative to the elitism and limited scope of Greenbergian formalism.
- Others accused the group of promoting corporate hegemony, one-world government, or elitism.
- The author's cynicism is ultimately rooted in a common confusion, a false conflict between democracy and elitism, one that forgets the ways in which these two human ideals actually depend on one another.
- The spirit of American democracy is opposed to elitism.
- Higher education shed the German tradition of elitism and became egalitarian.
- It is also expected to speed up the reform of a judiciary that is dominated by elitism and conservatism.
- Paradise builds on West's critique, exploring colorism, elitism, and patriarchy as structures that compose the black bourgeois ideal.
- This was an elitism based not on the traditional values of the British ruling class, but on the new global super-rich who are close to the Labour government, and who have made their base in London with its sympathetic tax laws.
1. 1.1 The dominance of a society or system by an elite.
2. 1.2 The superior attitude or behaviour associated with an elite.
  I've been accused of elitism and snobbery because of my views on grammar and spelling
  Example sentencesExamples
  Poor old opera: battered by charges of elitism, inaccessibility and snobbery, it would be easy to predict its coming death.
  If this is the case, then the future for the modern idea of the university and its associated elitism looks bleak.
  Culturalism smacks of attitudes of superiority and cultural elitism - my culture is better than yours.
  Horse riding suffers from the taint of elitism and snobbery which is a legacy of the past.
  It is unjustified arrogance and inverted elitism to think otherwise.
  These private men's clubs continued the European traditions of elitism, race superiority and gender exclusion.
  The stock-market became a ‘people-friendly’ place with no space for snobs, hierarchies, elitism and pretence.
  Wine has had a tendency to carry with it a stigma of elitism and snobbery.
  Fans of such cheap television will accuse me of snobbery and elitism.
  Their ‘arrogant elitism… totally negates the dominant historical role of the masses ’, the paper said.
  The Darwinian struggle for a private kindergarten spot is also evidence of the triumph of the cognitive elitism that began in the sixties.
  It is clear that your hate is founded in your arrogant elitism and your rank racism… I love you liberals… or is it communists?
  When I hear that attitude, it smacks of elitism.
  The elitism often associated with opera seems to have become more pronounced in the last hundred years, with ticket prices being a possible contributory factor.
  Rather than this being understood as outdated elitism, or arrogance, this can be read more subtly.
  Franzen acknowledges the snobbery inherent in his comments, but argues that such elitism is ‘not the reprehensible attitude’ that people commonly believe it to be.
  For all its pretensions and elitism, the art movie industry - the producers, the distributors, the cinemas - did at least ensure a diverse and plentiful supply of world cinema.
  At last month's conference he made a real attempt to atone for the arrogance and elitism of the old Conservatism by letting it be known that the party was no longer hostile to gays, blacks and single mothers.
  There can be no superiority or elitism about this.
  There are still some cases of snobbery and elitism in Oxbridge admissions, but this situation won't be helped by government quotas.
  Synonyms
  affectation, pretentiousness, condescension, affectedness, pretension, snobbishness, arrogance, pride, haughtiness, airs, airs and graces, disdain, disdainfulness, superciliousness, exclusiveness

Definition of elitism in US English:

elitism

nounəˈlidˌɪzəməˈlēdˌizəm

1The advocacy or existence of an elite as a dominating element in a system or society.
杰出人物统治论；精英主义，杰出人物主义
Example sentencesExamples
- Others accused the group of promoting corporate hegemony, one-world government, or elitism.
- The spirit of American democracy is opposed to elitism.
- It is also expected to speed up the reform of a judiciary that is dominated by elitism and conservatism.
- There is a real worry in the profession that this registration will create an elitism between different sides of the social work profession - those who have qualifications and can be registered, or can afford it, and those who do not.
- Higher education shed the German tradition of elitism and became egalitarian.
- This was an elitism based not on the traditional values of the British ruling class, but on the new global super-rich who are close to the Labour government, and who have made their base in London with its sympathetic tax laws.
- But the elitism and the populism in this claim are less far apart than they might seem.
- The author's cynicism is ultimately rooted in a common confusion, a false conflict between democracy and elitism, one that forgets the ways in which these two human ideals actually depend on one another.
- An emphasis on social context has long been looked to as an alternative to the elitism and limited scope of Greenbergian formalism.
- A new social system starts, and seems delightfully free of the elitism and cliquishness of the existing systems.
- Paradise builds on West's critique, exploring colorism, elitism, and patriarchy as structures that compose the black bourgeois ideal.
- The majority of contemporary U.S. political and social theorists are like the majority of American citizens, preferring democratic or republican theories to elitism or divine right.
1. 1.1 The attitude or behavior of a person or group who regard themselves as belonging to an elite.
  高人一等的优越感
  I've been accused of elitism and snobbery because of my views on grammar and spelling
  Example sentencesExamples
  Horse riding suffers from the taint of elitism and snobbery which is a legacy of the past.
  There can be no superiority or elitism about this.
  Fans of such cheap television will accuse me of snobbery and elitism.
  Franzen acknowledges the snobbery inherent in his comments, but argues that such elitism is ‘not the reprehensible attitude’ that people commonly believe it to be.
  If this is the case, then the future for the modern idea of the university and its associated elitism looks bleak.
  The elitism often associated with opera seems to have become more pronounced in the last hundred years, with ticket prices being a possible contributory factor.
  Their ‘arrogant elitism… totally negates the dominant historical role of the masses ’, the paper said.
  At last month's conference he made a real attempt to atone for the arrogance and elitism of the old Conservatism by letting it be known that the party was no longer hostile to gays, blacks and single mothers.
  Poor old opera: battered by charges of elitism, inaccessibility and snobbery, it would be easy to predict its coming death.
  For all its pretensions and elitism, the art movie industry - the producers, the distributors, the cinemas - did at least ensure a diverse and plentiful supply of world cinema.
  It is unjustified arrogance and inverted elitism to think otherwise.
  Rather than this being understood as outdated elitism, or arrogance, this can be read more subtly.
  There are still some cases of snobbery and elitism in Oxbridge admissions, but this situation won't be helped by government quotas.
  These private men's clubs continued the European traditions of elitism, race superiority and gender exclusion.
  Culturalism smacks of attitudes of superiority and cultural elitism - my culture is better than yours.
  When I hear that attitude, it smacks of elitism.
  The stock-market became a ‘people-friendly’ place with no space for snobs, hierarchies, elitism and pretence.
  The Darwinian struggle for a private kindergarten spot is also evidence of the triumph of the cognitive elitism that began in the sixties.
  It is clear that your hate is founded in your arrogant elitism and your rank racism… I love you liberals… or is it communists?
  Wine has had a tendency to carry with it a stigma of elitism and snobbery.
  Synonyms
  affectation, pretentiousness, condescension, affectedness, pretension, snobbishness, arrogance, pride, haughtiness, airs, airs and graces, disdain, disdainfulness, superciliousness, exclusiveness

词汇	elitism
释义	Definition of elitism in English: elitism nounɪˈliːtɪz(ə)məˈlidˌɪzəm mass noun 1The belief that a society or system should be led by an elite. local government in the nineteenth century was the very essence of elitism Example sentencesExamples But the elitism and the populism in this claim are less far apart than they might seem. The majority of contemporary U.S. political and social theorists are like the majority of American citizens, preferring democratic or republican theories to elitism or divine right. A new social system starts, and seems delightfully free of the elitism and cliquishness of the existing systems. There is a real worry in the profession that this registration will create an elitism between different sides of the social work profession - those who have qualifications and can be registered, or can afford it, and those who do not. An emphasis on social context has long been looked to as an alternative to the elitism and limited scope of Greenbergian formalism. Others accused the group of promoting corporate hegemony, one-world government, or elitism. The author's cynicism is ultimately rooted in a common confusion, a false conflict between democracy and elitism, one that forgets the ways in which these two human ideals actually depend on one another. The spirit of American democracy is opposed to elitism. Higher education shed the German tradition of elitism and became egalitarian. It is also expected to speed up the reform of a judiciary that is dominated by elitism and conservatism. Paradise builds on West's critique, exploring colorism, elitism, and patriarchy as structures that compose the black bourgeois ideal. This was an elitism based not on the traditional values of the British ruling class, but on the new global super-rich who are close to the Labour government, and who have made their base in London with its sympathetic tax laws. 1.1 The dominance of a society or system by an elite. 1.2 The superior attitude or behaviour associated with an elite. I've been accused of elitism and snobbery because of my views on grammar and spelling Example sentencesExamples Poor old opera: battered by charges of elitism, inaccessibility and snobbery, it would be easy to predict its coming death. If this is the case, then the future for the modern idea of the university and its associated elitism looks bleak. Culturalism smacks of attitudes of superiority and cultural elitism - my culture is better than yours. Horse riding suffers from the taint of elitism and snobbery which is a legacy of the past. It is unjustified arrogance and inverted elitism to think otherwise. These private men's clubs continued the European traditions of elitism, race superiority and gender exclusion. The stock-market became a ‘people-friendly’ place with no space for snobs, hierarchies, elitism and pretence. Wine has had a tendency to carry with it a stigma of elitism and snobbery. Fans of such cheap television will accuse me of snobbery and elitism. Their ‘arrogant elitism… totally negates the dominant historical role of the masses ’, the paper said. The Darwinian struggle for a private kindergarten spot is also evidence of the triumph of the cognitive elitism that began in the sixties. It is clear that your hate is founded in your arrogant elitism and your rank racism… I love you liberals… or is it communists? When I hear that attitude, it smacks of elitism. The elitism often associated with opera seems to have become more pronounced in the last hundred years, with ticket prices being a possible contributory factor. Rather than this being understood as outdated elitism, or arrogance, this can be read more subtly. Franzen acknowledges the snobbery inherent in his comments, but argues that such elitism is ‘not the reprehensible attitude’ that people commonly believe it to be. For all its pretensions and elitism, the art movie industry - the producers, the distributors, the cinemas - did at least ensure a diverse and plentiful supply of world cinema. At last month's conference he made a real attempt to atone for the arrogance and elitism of the old Conservatism by letting it be known that the party was no longer hostile to gays, blacks and single mothers. There can be no superiority or elitism about this. There are still some cases of snobbery and elitism in Oxbridge admissions, but this situation won't be helped by government quotas. Synonyms affectation, pretentiousness, condescension, affectedness, pretension, snobbishness, arrogance, pride, haughtiness, airs, airs and graces, disdain, disdainfulness, superciliousness, exclusiveness Definition of elitism in US English: elitism nounəˈlidˌɪzəməˈlēdˌizəm 1The advocacy or existence of an elite as a dominating element in a system or society. 杰出人物统治论；精英主义，杰出人物主义 Example sentencesExamples Others accused the group of promoting corporate hegemony, one-world government, or elitism. The spirit of American democracy is opposed to elitism. It is also expected to speed up the reform of a judiciary that is dominated by elitism and conservatism. There is a real worry in the profession that this registration will create an elitism between different sides of the social work profession - those who have qualifications and can be registered, or can afford it, and those who do not. Higher education shed the German tradition of elitism and became egalitarian. This was an elitism based not on the traditional values of the British ruling class, but on the new global super-rich who are close to the Labour government, and who have made their base in London with its sympathetic tax laws. But the elitism and the populism in this claim are less far apart than they might seem. The author's cynicism is ultimately rooted in a common confusion, a false conflict between democracy and elitism, one that forgets the ways in which these two human ideals actually depend on one another. An emphasis on social context has long been looked to as an alternative to the elitism and limited scope of Greenbergian formalism. A new social system starts, and seems delightfully free of the elitism and cliquishness of the existing systems. Paradise builds on West's critique, exploring colorism, elitism, and patriarchy as structures that compose the black bourgeois ideal. The majority of contemporary U.S. political and social theorists are like the majority of American citizens, preferring democratic or republican theories to elitism or divine right. 1.1 The attitude or behavior of a person or group who regard themselves as belonging to an elite. 高人一等的优越感 I've been accused of elitism and snobbery because of my views on grammar and spelling Example sentencesExamples Horse riding suffers from the taint of elitism and snobbery which is a legacy of the past. There can be no superiority or elitism about this. Fans of such cheap television will accuse me of snobbery and elitism. Franzen acknowledges the snobbery inherent in his comments, but argues that such elitism is ‘not the reprehensible attitude’ that people commonly believe it to be. If this is the case, then the future for the modern idea of the university and its associated elitism looks bleak. The elitism often associated with opera seems to have become more pronounced in the last hundred years, with ticket prices being a possible contributory factor. Their ‘arrogant elitism… totally negates the dominant historical role of the masses ’, the paper said. At last month's conference he made a real attempt to atone for the arrogance and elitism of the old Conservatism by letting it be known that the party was no longer hostile to gays, blacks and single mothers. Poor old opera: battered by charges of elitism, inaccessibility and snobbery, it would be easy to predict its coming death. For all its pretensions and elitism, the art movie industry - the producers, the distributors, the cinemas - did at least ensure a diverse and plentiful supply of world cinema. It is unjustified arrogance and inverted elitism to think otherwise. Rather than this being understood as outdated elitism, or arrogance, this can be read more subtly. There are still some cases of snobbery and elitism in Oxbridge admissions, but this situation won't be helped by government quotas. These private men's clubs continued the European traditions of elitism, race superiority and gender exclusion. Culturalism smacks of attitudes of superiority and cultural elitism - my culture is better than yours. When I hear that attitude, it smacks of elitism. The stock-market became a ‘people-friendly’ place with no space for snobs, hierarchies, elitism and pretence. The Darwinian struggle for a private kindergarten spot is also evidence of the triumph of the cognitive elitism that began in the sixties. It is clear that your hate is founded in your arrogant elitism and your rank racism… I love you liberals… or is it communists? Wine has had a tendency to carry with it a stigma of elitism and snobbery. Synonyms affectation, pretentiousness, condescension, affectedness, pretension, snobbishness, arrogance, pride, haughtiness, airs, airs and graces, disdain, disdainfulness, superciliousness, exclusiveness
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