Antielite

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who is antielite; a proponent of antielitism.

    "When, in contrast, elites are only minimally attached to established economic and sociopolitical patterns or they are deeply divided over policy goals, some processes may atrophy (such as state services or economic productivity) and /or the system may become vulnerable to the ideological attacks of antielites who seek to displace the system altogether."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Opposing an elite or elitism.

    "Moreover , according to informants , this core of antielite opposition is not only limited but also often split."

Example

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"Moreover , according to informants , this core of antielite opposition is not only limited but also often split."

Etymology

From anti- + elite.

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