elitism
elitist
noun[ C ]
mainly disapprovinguk /iˈliː.tɪst/ us /iˈliː.tɪst/
someone who believes that some things should be controlled or owned only by the richest or best educated people: 杰出人物统治论者,精英论者
They were elitists who had a contempt for popular politics.他们是精英论者,对大众政治不屑一顾。
Oppositeegalitarianformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
ableism
ableist
agism
agist
Anglocentric
discrimination
discriminative
discriminatorily
discriminatory
drumhead
one-sided
one-sidedly
one-sidedness
one-way
othering
two-tier
unbalance
unequal
unequally
uneven
elitist | American Dictionary
elitist
adjective
often disapprovingus/ɪˈlit̬·ɪst/
characteristic of the elite, and esp. not caring about the interests or values of ordinary people:
He denounced the plan as impracticable and elitist.