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Synonyms & Antonyms of intelligentsia
intellectuals considered as a social class
- a presidential candidate who was the darling of the intelligentsia—and very few others
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“Intelligentsia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intelligentsia. Accessed 22 Sep. 2020.
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The first known use of intelligentsia was in 1905
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