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elitist

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++e·lit·ist /eɪˈliːtəst, ɪ-/ adjective  CLASS IN SOCIETYan elitist system, government etc is one in which a small group of people have more power and advantages than other people 精英统治的;精英主义的 an elitist education system 精英教育体制elitism noun [uncountable]elitist noun [countable]
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elitistRepeal of Act 70 will make smaller farms more affordable to part-time farmers, and mortgage finance much less elitist.These are nothing but elitist attempts at separating classes and colors and keeping the poor where the wealthy have put them.A prime source of violence resides in the elitist educational strategies that are firmly rooted in the school ethos.It is a very elitist idea.The elitist republic has evolved into an inclusive democracy.And so standards, in engineering, were not seen as the stalking-horse for some elitist social agenda.
e·lit·ist adjectiveChineseSyllable
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elitist
elitist /eɪˈliːtəst, eɪˈliːtɪst, ɪ-/ adjective
an elitist system, government etc is one in which a small group of people have more power and advantages than other people:
    an elitist education system
—elitism noun [uncountable]
—elitist noun [countable]