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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪˈliːtɪzəm/, /eɪˈliːtɪzəm/ Audio: en-us-elitism.ogg Forms: elitisms [plural]
Etymology: From elite + -ism. First attested in the 1930s. Etymology templates: {{af|en|elite|-ism}} elite + -ism, {{etydate/the|1930s}} the 1930s, {{etydate|1930s}} First attested in the 1930s Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} elitism (countable and uncountable, plural elitisms)
  1. The belief that a society or system should be run by an elite. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (belief society should be run by elite): نُخْبَوِيَّة (nuḵbawiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), এলিটিজম (eliṭijom) (Bengali), elitisme [masculine] (Catalan), 精英主義 (Chinese Mandarin), 精英主义 (jīngyīngzhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), elitářství [neuter] (Czech), elitisme [neuter] (Dutch), elitarisme [neuter] (Dutch), elitismi (Finnish), élitisme [masculine] (French), Elitarismus [masculine] (German), ελιτισμός (elitismós) [masculine] (Greek), úrvalsstefna [feminine] (Icelandic), elitismo [masculine] (Italian), エリート主義 (erītoshugi) (alt: エリートしゅぎ) (Japanese), វរជននិយម (vôrôchnônĭymô) (Khmer), 엘리트주의 (elliteujuui) (Korean), എലിറ്റിസം (eliṟṟisaṁ) (Malayalam), bijareyîtî (Northern Kurdish), نخبهگرایی (noxbe-garâyi) (Persian), elityzm [masculine] (Polish), elitismo [masculine] (Portuguese), элитари́зм (elitarízm) [masculine] (Russian), элити́зм (elitízm) [masculine] (Russian), элита́рность (elitárnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), elitismo [masculine] (Spanish), elitism [common-gender] (Swedish), எளிடிசம் (eḷiṭicam) (Tamil), элитизм (elitizm) (Tatar), elitizm (Turkish), elitizm (Turkmen)
    Sense id: en-elitism-en-noun-QgnDVqmD Disambiguation of 'belief society should be run by elite': 84 16
  2. The superior attitude or behaviour associated with an elite. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-elitism-en-noun-lI5MoP6i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Tatar translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Turkmen translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Tatar translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkmen translations: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: élitism Derived forms: antielitism, nonelitism Related terms: elitist

Noun [Romanian]

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], elitism [accusative, indefinite, nominative], elitismul [accusative, definite, nominative], elitism [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite], elitismului [definite, error-unrecognized-form], elitismule [vocative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French élitisme. By surface analysis, elită + -ism. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ro|fr|élitisme}} Borrowed from French élitisme, {{surf|ro|elită|-ism}} By surface analysis, elită + -ism Head templates: {{ro-noun|n|-}} elitism n (uncountable) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-noun-single|g=n|gpd=elitismelor|gpi=elitisme|gsd=elitismului|gsi=elitism|n=sg|npd=elitismele|npi=elitisme|nsd=elitismul|nsi=elitism|vp=elitismelor|vs=elitismule}}
  1. elitism Tags: neuter, uncountable

Noun [Swedish]

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], elitism [indefinite, nominative, singular]
Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} elitism c, {{sv-noun|c}} elitism c
  1. elitism Tags: common-gender Related terms: elit, elitistisk

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "精英主義"
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "belief society should be run by elite",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "belief society should be run by elite",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "sense": "belief society should be run by elite",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "belief society should be run by elite",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "roman": "erītoshugi",
      "sense": "belief society should be run by elite",
      "word": "エリート主義"
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      "code": "km",
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      "sense": "belief society should be run by elite",
      "word": "វរជននិយម"
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      "sense": "belief society should be run by elite",
      "word": "엘리트주의"
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      "sense": "belief society should be run by elite",
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      "sense": "belief society should be run by elite",
      "word": "എലിറ്റിസം"
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      "code": "fa",
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      "sense": "belief society should be run by elite",
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      "word": "எளிடிசம்"
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