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élitism

élitism is the alternative spelling of elitism.

Meaning of elitism

Noun

elitism (countable and uncountable, plural elitisms)

  1. The belief that a society or system should be run by an elite.
  2. 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

Origin of élitism

From élite + -ism.

Questions about élitism

What is élitism the alternative spelling of?
Élitism is the alternative spelling of elitism.

Words near élitism in the dictionary

  1. Élisabeth
  2. Élise
  3. élite
  4. éliteness
  5. élites
  6. élitism
  7. élitist
  8. élitists
  9. éloge
  10. éloges
  11. Élysée

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Adapted from Wiktionary: élitism (page history and authors); elitism (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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