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elitism Noun 1. the belief that society should be governed by a small group of people who are superior to everyone else 2. pride in being part of an elite elitist nadj elitism the attitude that government should be by those who consider themselves superior to others by virtue of intelligence, social status, or greater accomplishment. See also: Attitudesthe belief or practice that government should be by a self-appointed group who consider themselves superior to those governed by virtue of their higher birth. — elitist, n., adj. See also: Government
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The comment got me to thinking that if the people in question were ``B- list'' leaders, who were the ``A-list'' leaders in the black community, and are we creating elitism in leadership? She calls this pluralistic elitism rather than pluralism, since the foreign policy arena lacks multiple centres of power or the competing interest groups, which are integral to pluralistic systems. Given our human condition and its proneness to certitude, righteousness, control, elitism, and all the other unwelcome "isms," they will find their way to accompany this pilgrimage. |
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