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énarque

énarque noun: a graduate of the École nationale d'administration.

Noun

énarque (plural énarques)

  1. A graduate of the École nationale d'administration.
    • The senior managements were the most highly paid professional caste in Europe, a new elite of administrators, énarques and scientific entrepreneurs.2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 5

Forms of énarque

pluralénarques
alternative formenarch

Origin of énarque

Borrowed from French énarque.

Questions about énarque

What does énarque mean?
Énarque means a graduate of the École nationale d'administration.
What part of speech is énarque?
Énarque is a noun.
What is the plural of énarque?
The plural of énarque is énarques.

Words near énarque in the dictionary

  1. émigré
  2. émigrés
  3. éminence grise
  4. éminence grises
  5. éminences grises
  6. énarque
  7. énarques
  8. épater la bourgeoisie
  9. épater le bourgeois
  10. épaulière
  11. épaulières

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