Elitist
adjective
Believing that some people or things are better than others due to their high god given qualities, status, or abilities.
His elitist attitude towards educators has resulted in a lot of arguments.
Often appears as...
- elitist views
- elitist attitude
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Disapproving
noun
A person who believes that they are superior to others because of their higher status, better abilities, or greater resources.
The boss is an elitist who refuses to listen to ordinary workers.
Often appears as...
- elitist mindset
- elite group
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Believing that some people or things are better than others due to their high god given qualities, status, or abilities.
His elitist attitude towards educators has resulted in a lot of arguments.
Often appears as...
- elitist views
- elitist attitude
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A person who believes that they are superior to others because of their higher status, better abilities, or greater resources.
The boss is an elitist who refuses to listen to ordinary workers.
Often appears as...
- elitist mindset
- elite group
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Describes a negative opinion about someone's superiority due to their status or abilities.
People disliked his elitist comments about the new hire's school.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Critique
Often used to criticize class divides or unequal opportunities in society.
The film portrayed the club as the epitome of elitist exclusivity.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
In some contexts, may imply admiration for high standards or selectiveness.
His elitist taste in wine was well-regarded in fine dining circles.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Describes a negative opinion about someone's superiority due to their status or abilities.
People disliked his elitist comments about the new hire's school.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Critique
Often used to criticize class divides or unequal opportunities in society.
The film portrayed the club as the epitome of elitist exclusivity.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
In some contexts, may imply admiration for high standards or selectiveness.
His elitist taste in wine was well-regarded in fine dining circles.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Describes a negative opinion about someone's superiority due to their status or abilities.
People disliked his elitist comments about the new hire's school.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Critique
Often used to criticize class divides or unequal opportunities in society.
The film portrayed the club as the epitome of elitist exclusivity.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
In some contexts, may imply admiration for high standards or selectiveness.
His elitist taste in wine was well-regarded in fine dining circles.
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3 ways to spot a bad...
And then there are the others, who say that these statistics are elitist, maybe even rigged; they don't make sense and they don't really reflect what's happening in people's everyday lives. It kind of feels like that second group is winning the argument right now. We're living in a world of alternative facts, where people don't find statistics this kind of common ground, this starting point for debate.
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What is abstract...
and within art history, they also elevated him to the mythified status of the genius artist as hero. So rather than evening the playing field for all creative minds, his work unfortunately reinforced a long-standing elitist aspect of art.
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A Life Less Ordinary PIPE...
what it's like living without them and I want to see if I can cope without them all I guess I want to get harder you know I want to get tougher and I want to see if I can do it it's a challenge it's a almost an elitist thing if I can do
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Empathy Is Not...
And it's cathartic to laugh at them. But I can tell you that it really does not feel good to receive them. At first, I would screenshot their comments and make fun of their typos, but this soon felt elitist and ultimately unhelpful.
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What's wrong with what...
Between the official story -- the food pyramid -- and the hip locavore vision, you have two versions of how to improve our eating. They both get it wrong, though. The first at least is populist, and the second is elitist.
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Design that’s in...
they were considered elitist and not really connected directly to our environment probably too expensive to produce and not enough connected to daily use so there we were sort of experiencing the limits of our own
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Climate justice can't...
treated environmental justice as though it was elitist. And at the same time, the leaders who did focus on climate change were usually white and rarely bothered to enlist the support of Black voices in their work.
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What color is Tuesday?...
as saturated with color. Some even have gender or personality. For Gail, 3 is athletic and sporty, 9 is a vain, elitist girl. By contrast, the sound units of language, or phonemes, trigger synestetic tastes.
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How architecture can...
from the people most directly impacted by its work. I believe this is because architecture remains a white, male, elitist profession -- seemingly unconcerned with some of the greatest needs in the world
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LZ Granderson: The myth...
these elitists, if you will. Educated, well-dressed, some would dare say questionably dressed. Nonetheless, our forefathers, right?
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3 ways to spot a bad...
And then there are the others, who say that these statistics are elitist, maybe even rigged; they don't make sense and they don't really reflect what's happening in people's everyday lives. It kind of feels like that second group is winning the argument right now. We're living in a world of alternative facts, where people don't find statistics this kind of common ground, this starting point for debate.
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What is abstract...
and within art history, they also elevated him to the mythified status of the genius artist as hero. So rather than evening the playing field for all creative minds, his work unfortunately reinforced a long-standing elitist aspect of art.
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A Life Less Ordinary PIPE...
what it's like living without them and I want to see if I can cope without them all I guess I want to get harder you know I want to get tougher and I want to see if I can do it it's a challenge it's a almost an elitist thing if I can do
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Empathy Is Not...
And it's cathartic to laugh at them. But I can tell you that it really does not feel good to receive them. At first, I would screenshot their comments and make fun of their typos, but this soon felt elitist and ultimately unhelpful.
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What's wrong with what...
Between the official story -- the food pyramid -- and the hip locavore vision, you have two versions of how to improve our eating. They both get it wrong, though. The first at least is populist, and the second is elitist.
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Design that’s in...
they were considered elitist and not really connected directly to our environment probably too expensive to produce and not enough connected to daily use so there we were sort of experiencing the limits of our own
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Climate justice can't...
treated environmental justice as though it was elitist. And at the same time, the leaders who did focus on climate change were usually white and rarely bothered to enlist the support of Black voices in their work.
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What color is Tuesday?...
as saturated with color. Some even have gender or personality. For Gail, 3 is athletic and sporty, 9 is a vain, elitist girl. By contrast, the sound units of language, or phonemes, trigger synestetic tastes.
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How architecture can...
from the people most directly impacted by its work. I believe this is because architecture remains a white, male, elitist profession -- seemingly unconcerned with some of the greatest needs in the world
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LZ Granderson: The myth...
these elitists, if you will. Educated, well-dressed, some would dare say questionably dressed. Nonetheless, our forefathers, right?
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Brian Grazer
American Producer
The Porsche was just a vehicle to get to another place. I used it to change people's perceptions of me. I had grown up really middle class. USC was filled with elitists, richies who would go skiing every weekend. So I pretended like I was part of that world - to be accepted.
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Diane Warren
American Musician
I grew up listening to hits, and if I write something I feel, I think that's pretty mass appeal. I'm not very elitist with music. Love is universal; a great melody is universal; it goes around the world; it's not just American. A great song can touch the world.
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Tom Tancredo
American Politician
It is neither racist nor elitist to say publicly what every rational person believes privately - that if you don't know anything about a subject, you ought not to raise your hand or cast a ballot on the matter.
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Andre Leon Talley
American Editor
You cannot live your life in the elitist world of fashion and not step out or you're disconnected. You have to realize that fashion is not the endgame.
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Camille Paglia
American Author
If feminism has receded in visibility and prestige, it is precisely because its vision of life's goals and rewards has become too narrow and elitist.
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
South African Activist
The government can become so elitist and concentrate on elitist interests. To help the government, you must constantly hold its attention.
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Richard Dawkins
English Scientist
What's wrong with being elitist if you are trying to encourage people to join the elite rather than being exclusive?
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Jamie Hewlett
English Artist
The art world's quite elitist. I tend to skirt around that world.
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Sasha Velour
American Entertainer
I want to show people it's not elitist to be a deep thinker.
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Zal Batmanglij
American Director
The art house is an elitist idea.
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Brian Grazer
American Producer
The Porsche was just a vehicle to get to another place. I used it to change people's perceptions of me. I had grown up really middle class. USC was filled with elitists, richies who would go skiing every weekend. So I pretended like I was part of that world - to be accepted.
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Diane Warren
American Musician
I grew up listening to hits, and if I write something I feel, I think that's pretty mass appeal. I'm not very elitist with music. Love is universal; a great melody is universal; it goes around the world; it's not just American. A great song can touch the world.
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Tom Tancredo
American Politician
It is neither racist nor elitist to say publicly what every rational person believes privately - that if you don't know anything about a subject, you ought not to raise your hand or cast a ballot on the matter.
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Andre Leon Talley
American Editor
You cannot live your life in the elitist world of fashion and not step out or you're disconnected. You have to realize that fashion is not the endgame.
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Camille Paglia
American Author
If feminism has receded in visibility and prestige, it is precisely because its vision of life's goals and rewards has become too narrow and elitist.
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
South African Activist
The government can become so elitist and concentrate on elitist interests. To help the government, you must constantly hold its attention.
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Richard Dawkins
English Scientist
What's wrong with being elitist if you are trying to encourage people to join the elite rather than being exclusive?
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Jamie Hewlett
English Artist
The art world's quite elitist. I tend to skirt around that world.
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Sasha Velour
American Entertainer
I want to show people it's not elitist to be a deep thinker.
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Zal Batmanglij
American Director
The art house is an elitist idea.
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