anti-elitist

adjective

an·​ti-elit·​ist ˌan-tē-ā-ˈlē-tist 

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: 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 

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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

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

The rivalry between Peretti—goofy, numerate, American, straight—and Gawker founder Nick Denton—brash, anti-elitist, English, gay—lies at the heart of Traffic. —Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 18 Apr. 2023

Join us on Twitter and Facebook Beyond that, DeSantis has framed his politics around an anti-elitist rhetoric that has significant power in US politics and culture. —Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 15 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above