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    elitist

    US /ɪ'li:tɪst/

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    UK /ɪ'li:tɪst/

    B2
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Someone who believes in rule by an elite group
    People avoid him because he is a known elitist
    adj.AdjectiveCharacterized by or supporting elitism; believing in or practicing the idea that a select group should have authority or power.
    The university's elitist policies were criticized for limiting access to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
    adj.AdjectiveFavoring or limited to an elite; snobbish.
    Some view the art world as elitist, catering only to a wealthy few.
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A system or structure that favors a select group of people.
    The old boy network is an example of an elitist system.

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    Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33

    14:03Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33
    • However, while Blanqui thought that the workers would come to dominate a communist world, he was an elitist,

      However, while Blanqui thought that the workers would come to dominate a communist world, he was an elitist,

    • That's a lot more attractive than Blanqui's elitist socialism,

      That's a lot more attractive than Blanqui's elitist socialism,

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    Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News

    36:00Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News
    • We have got to change the center of gravity of the Democratic Party from being coastal and elitist and Ivy League, which is the perception, to somebody from the forgotten communities that have been left behind for the last 30 years, to get those workers back on our side so we can say we're going to build electric vehicles.

      We have got to change the center of gravity of the Democratic Party from being coastal and elitist and Ivy League, which is the perception, to somebody from the forgotten communities that have been left behind for the last 30 years, to get those workers back on our side so we can say we're going to build electric vehicles.

    • ELITELE -- ELITIST AND IVY

      ELITELE -- ELITIST AND IVY

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    Trump is at Davos - and it's all everyone is talking about | CNBC Reports

    02:04Trump is at Davos  - and it's all everyone is talking about | CNBC Reports
    • When I decided to come to Davos, I didn't think in terms of elitist or globalist.

      When I decided to come to Davos, I didn't think in terms of elitist or globalist.

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    How J.P. Morgan Won the Banking Wars

    10:05How J.P. Morgan Won the Banking Wars
    • Now, this is for a variety of reasons, including a general anti-elitist wariness of bankers.

      Now, this is for a variety of reasons, including a general anti-elitist wariness of bankers.

    • Now, this is for a variety of reasons, including a general anti-elitist wariness of bankers, but

      Now, this is for a variety of reasons, including a general anti-elitist wariness of bankers, but

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    Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)

    03:08Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)
    • So it's always a dictatorship of the elitist, the financially wealthy.

      So it's always a dictatorship of the elitist, the financially wealthy.

    B1

    Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)

    03:00Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)
    • So it’s always a dictatorship of the elitist,

      So it’s always a dictatorship of the elitist,

    B1

    Who are you to say that?

    04:09Who are you to say that?
    • or those electrifying and awkward words "elitist" and "snobbish".

      or those electrifying and awkward words "elitist" and "snobbish".

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    Can innovation outpace the climate crisis? | In Conversation with Greg Jackson

    15:42Can innovation outpace the climate crisis? | In Conversation with Greg Jackson
    • But we, we're also seeing it now the march of populist rhetoric that's slamming net zero goals, energy transition as an elitist plot to disadvantage.

      But we, we're also seeing it now the march of populist rhetoric that's slamming net zero goals, energy transition as an elitist plot to disadvantage.

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    Zeitgeist Addendum !

    03:07Zeitgeist Addendum !
    • So it's always a dictatorship of the elitist, the financially wealthy.

      So it's always a dictatorship of the elitist, the financially wealthy.

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    The Best of Anya's Funny Moments and LOL Resemblances to Other Animated Works (Spy X Family)

    08:27The Best of Anya's Funny Moments and LOL Resemblances to Other Animated Works (Spy X Family)
    • Damian is very elitist and doesn't take kindly to Anya since she doesn't come from a mega-rich family like he does.

      Damian is very elitist and doesn't take kindly to Anya since she doesn't come from a mega-rich family like he does.

    • Damien is very elitist and doesn't take kindly to Anya since she doesn't come from a mega-rich family like he does.

      Damien is very elitist and doesn't take kindly to Anya since she doesn't come from a mega-rich family like he does.

    B1