Intelligentsia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪntɛlɪˈd͡ʒɛntsɪə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Intelligentsia is a noun meaning (politics) The intellectual elite of a society, particularly in Marxist doctrine.
Meaning
(politics) The intellectual elite of a society, particularly in Marxist doctrine.
Example Sentences
It should be noted that there is now no intelligentsia that is not in some sense "Left". Perhaps the last right-wing intellectual was T. E. Lawrence. Since about 1930 everyone describable as an “intellectual” has lived in a state of chronic discontent with the existing order.
Word Forms
- intelligentsias
Synonyms for intelligentsia
Depending on context, synonyms include clerisy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include clerisy, literati, intelligence, intellectual, cognoscenti, highbrows.
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