elitism
noun
elit·ism
i-ˈlē-ˌti-zəm 
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In fact, he gets frustrated by the innate underlying elitism of the program.
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
Of course, there have long been attempts at political interference in academia, with a distrust of elitism smoldering beneath the widespread disdain for the ivory tower.
—Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
Still, every record store worker who spoke with Rolling Stone has been widely embracing of the pop wave not just from sales but from a cultural standpoint, a rejection of the sort of elitism that can still be associated with vinyl culture snobbery.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
West Africans began to grapple with a shift in their understanding of elitism, which birthed a new body standard that incorporated the Western emphasis on thinness.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 22 Feb. 2024
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
Of course, there have long been attempts at political interference in academia, with a distrust of elitism smoldering beneath the widespread disdain for the ivory tower.
—Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
Still, every record store worker who spoke with Rolling Stone has been widely embracing of the pop wave not just from sales but from a cultural standpoint, a rejection of the sort of elitism that can still be associated with vinyl culture snobbery.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
West Africans began to grapple with a shift in their understanding of elitism, which birthed a new body standard that incorporated the Western emphasis on thinness.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Elitism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elitism. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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