anti-elitist

adjective

an·​ti-elit·​ist ˌan-tē-ā-ˈlē-tist 

-i-, 

-ē-, 

ˌan-tī-

: opposed to elitist attitudes, policies, or practices

Like many swashbuckler capitalists, he is essentially anti-elitist.

—David Brooks

anti-elitism

ˌan-tē-ā-ˈlē-ˌti-zəm 

-i-, 

-ē-, 

ˌan-tī-

noun

Shostakovich, a prime figure in the flowering of the avant-garde in early Soviet Russia, then became a public target of Stalin's virulent anti-elitism.

—Scott Cantrell

anti-elitist noun

Britain is the only country I know dominated by an elite of anti-elitists.

—George Walden

Examples of anti-elitist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What might seem like an anti-elitist stance actually reinforces elitism. — Aidé Acosta, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024

Populism and Extremism Out of disorder and discontent come leaders who have strong personalities, are anti-elitist, and claim to fight for the common man. — Ray Dalio, TIME, 25 June 2024

His supporters see him as an anti-elitist hero who could reform establishment politics, eradicate corruption and solve growing economic inequality. — Hyung-Jin Kim and Jiwon Song, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-elitist

• completest
• defeatist
• elitist
• neatest
• sweetest