Associations to the word «Elitism»

Wiktionary

ELITISM, noun. The belief that a society or system should be run by an elite.
ELITISM, noun. The superior attitude or behaviour associated with an elite.
ÉLITISM, noun. Alternative form of elitism

Dictionary definition

ELITISM, noun. The attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats