English to Shona Meaning of elitist - elitist

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Definitions of elitist in English

Noun(1) someone who believes in rule by an elite group

Examples of elitist in English

(1) A poet hailed as one of the most exciting new voices in the North-west has said he hopes Thursday's National Poetry Day will help combat poetry's elitist image.(2) Sure, it's opposed to the views of some of your more elitist liberal types, but it's also diametrically opposed to big-business Republicanism.(3) In the long run, we pay an even heavier price by galvanizing opponents bent on freeing themselves from what they perceive as elitist disrespect for democratic governance.(4) Due to the elitist nature of opposition parties and their misuse of ideologies, the masses appear to have withdrawn from utilizing them as a means of entering the formal political scene.(5) For years, death-penalty supporters have claimed that Europe's abolitionist laws were elitist reforms that did not reflect popular sentiment.(6) And Bertha, which came along just as baby boomers were hitting their middle years, contributed to a surge of interest in golf and helped it shed its elitist image.(7) While Lennon evokes a nostalgic longing for the early days of rock and roll, Ferry presents a heavily ironic image of elitist sophistication.(8) And now is that an elitist point of view on his part?(9) The most celebrated account of the elitist image is due to Plato's Republic.(10) The position of conservative jurisprudence flows pretty easily from distrust of elitist power and the empirical record of the mischief spawned by prior generations of judges.(11) But neither party can even go near it because it will be greeted with fury by corporate America and will be perceived my most Americans as an elitist attack on their lifestyle.(12) After the requisite elitist sneer or two toward President Bush, his comments about the state of Iraq were constantly negative, but it seemed that he could not see the forest from the trees.(13) And if you think those situations are completely unrelated to that discussion… then you're just living in your own closed, elitist fantasy world.(14) I think golf, with its elitist image, is a fashion statement for many.(15) This year, however, the people have risen up, thrown their elitist president out of office, and asserted themselves as the new democratic power.(16) The company has drafted in flying snowmen and jigging reindeer in a bid to shake off its intimidating and elitist image and is planning to use rock music to increase its appeal to teenagers.

Related Phrases of elitist

(1) elitist ::

elitist

Related Phrases of elitist

(1) elitist ::

elitist

Synonyms

Adjective

1. aristocratic ::

revatongi

2. snobbish ::

snobbish

3. snobby ::

snobby

4. superior ::

mukuru

5. supercilious ::

supercilious

6. arrogant ::

zvitutumadza

7. haughty ::

vanozvikudza

8. disdainful ::

anozvidza

9. condescending ::

anozvideredza

10. pretentious ::

pretentious

11. affected ::

kukanganiswa

12. snooty ::

snooty

13. uppity ::

uppity

15. fancy-pants ::

chinoshamisira-bhurukwa

16. la-di-da ::

la-di-Da

17. stuck-up ::

akaomerera-up

18. hoity-toity ::

hoity-toity

19. snotty ::

snotty

Noun

20. aristocrat ::

aristocrat

21. blue blood ::

yebhuruu ropa

22. snob ::

snob

Word Example from TV Shows

Maybe it's because I'm not an ELITIST.

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 20

Examples of elitist from TV Shows

Maybe it's because I'm not an ELITIST.

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 20

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