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elitism definition

elit·ism (-iz′əm)

noun

  1. government or control by an elite
  2. advocacy of control by, or privileges for, an elite
  3. the fact of sensing or believing that one is a member of an elite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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