Dictionary

elitism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɪˈliːtɪzəm/
• /eɪˈliːtɪzəm/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin ēligō Latin ēlēctus Vulgar Latin *exlectus? Old French eslitbor. Middle English elit English elite Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English elitism From elite + -ism. First attested in the 1930s.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The belief that a society or system should be run by an elite.
2. (countable, uncountable) The superior attitude or behaviour associated with an elite.
   • Dati launched a blistering attack on the prime minister, François Fillon, under whom she served as justice minister, accusing him of sexism, elitism, arrogance and hindering the political advancement of ethnic minorities. 2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in The Guardian:

Forms

Deriveds

antielitism · nonelitism

Relateds

elitist

Translations (30)

ja エリート主義 (belief society should be run by elite) · nl elitisme (belief society should be run by elite) · ca elitisme (belief society should be run by elite) · cmn 精英主義 /精英主义 (belief society should be run by elite) · el ελιτισμός (belief society should be run by elite) · de Elitarismus (belief society should be run by elite) · tr elitizm (belief society should be run by elite) · ar نُخْبَوِيَّة (belief society should be run by elite) · es elitismo (belief society should be run by elite) · sv elitism (belief society should be run by elite) · fa نخبهگرایی (belief society should be run by elite) · fi elitismi (belief society should be run by elite) · tk elitizm (belief society should be run by elite) · km វរជននិយម (belief society should be run by elite) · is úrvalsstefna (belief society should be run by elite) · kmr bijareyîtî (belief society should be run by elite) · fr élitisme (belief society should be run by elite) · ta எளிடிசம் (belief society should be run by elite) · it elitismo (belief society should be run by elite) · cs elitářství (belief society should be run by elite) · nl elitarisme (belief society should be run by elite) · ru элита́рность (belief society should be run by elite) · tt элитизм (belief society should be run by elite) · pt elitismo (belief society should be run by elite) · pl elityzm (belief society should be run by elite) · bn এলিটিজম (belief society should be run by elite) · ru элити́зм (belief society should be run by elite) · ru элитари́зм (belief society should be run by elite) · ml എലിറ്റിസം (belief society should be run by elite) · ko 엘리트주의 (belief society should be run by elite)