anti-elite

adjective

ˌan-tē-ā-ˈlēt 

-i-, 

-ē-, 

ˌan-tī-

: opposing the elite : anti-elitist

Ford rode a wave of anti-elite sentiment to power …

—Matt Ford and Rosa Smith

Examples of anti-elite in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When anti-elite sentiment is bipartisan, the real swing voter becomes the disgruntled partisan. — Will Johnson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Winters, a political science professor at Northwestern University, said Steyer’s anti-elite rhetoric didn’t entirely shield him from those realities. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026

If anti-elite sentiment rises, ask whether your category has become too distant. — Sarah Davanzo, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026

The Epstein files MAGA also has a strong populist and anti-elite streak of conspiracy thinking. — Alex Hinton, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-elite

• actinolite
• adipocyte
• amphibolite
• anorthosite
• anthophyllite
• aragonite
• carbonatite
• cassiterite
• chalcopyrite
• cristobalite
• crocidolite
• diatomite