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Intelligentsia vs Elitist - What's the difference?

intelligentsia | elitist |

As nouns the difference between intelligentsia and elitist

is that intelligentsia is the intellectual of a society (especially in nineteenth-century poland, in russia and later the soviet union) while elitist is .

As an adjective elitist is

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intelligentsia

English

(wikipedia intelligentsia)

Noun

(-)
  • The intellectual of a society (especially in nineteenth-century Poland, in Russia and later the Soviet Union).

    • Related terms

    * unintelligentsia

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    elitist

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to elitism.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who believes in rule by an elite group.