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Noun: elitism  i'lee,ti-zum
  1. The attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals
    - élitism [Brit]

Derived forms: elitisms

Type of: ideology, mythos, political orientation, political theory

Encyclopedia: Elitism

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