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Definition of elitism noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    elitism

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//ɪˈlit̮ɪzəm//
     
    , NAmE//eɪˈlit̮ɪzəm//
     
    [uncountable] (often disapproving)
     
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  1. 1a way of organizing a system, society, etc. so that only a few people (an elite) have power or influence Many people believe that private education encourages elitism.
  2. 2the feeling of being better than other people that being part of an elite encourages
elitist
 
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NAmE//ɪˈlit̮ɪst//
 
, NAmE//eɪˈlit̮ɪst//
 
adjective an elitist model of society Universities are becoming far less elitist. She accused him of being elitist.
elitist
 
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