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antielitism

antielitism noun: opposition to elitism.

Noun

antielitism (uncountable)

  1. Opposition to elitism.
    • Here, we see that climate denialism/skepticism might be informed by a certain version of anti-elitism—ironically enough, a value that many progressives hold dear.2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 44

Origin of antielitism

From anti- + elitism.

Questions about antielitism

What does antielitism mean?
Antielitism means opposition to elitism.
What part of speech is antielitism?
Antielitism is a noun.

Words near antielitism in the dictionary

  1. antielement
  2. antielements
  3. antielimination
  4. antielite
  5. antielites
  6. antielitism
  7. antielitist
  8. antielitists
  9. antiembolic
  10. antiembolism
  11. antiemesis

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