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elitism

belief or attitude that some individuals, who form an elite, are those whose influence or authority is greater than that of others
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elitism

Summary

elitism is an ideology[1]. elitism draws 975 Wikipedia views per month (ideology category, ranking #25 of 81).[2]

Key Facts

  • elitism's instance of is recorded as ideology[3].
  • elitism is a type of political ideology[4].
  • elitism is the opposite of pluralism[5].
  • elitism is the opposite of populism[6].
  • elitism is the opposite of antielitism[7].
  • elitism's different from is recorded as elite theory[8].
  • elitism's different from is recorded as class discrimination[9].

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Definition and Type

elitism's instance of is recorded as ideology[3]. elitism is a type of political ideology[4]. Recorded opposite of include pluralism[5], populism[6], and antielitism[7].

Why It Matters

elitism draws 975 Wikipedia views per month (ideology category, ranking #25 of 81).[2] elitism has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] elitism is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → elite theory, class discrimination
    Subclass of → political ideology
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 24748, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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