anti-elitism
noun[U]
(alsoantielitism)uk/ˌæn.ti.ɪˈliː.tɪ.zəm/us/ˌæn.t̬i.ɪˈliː.tɪ.zəm//ˌæn.taɪ.ɪˈliː.tɪ.zəm/oppositionto theideathat things should becontrolledorownedonly by therichestorbesteducatedpeople:
Oppositionleadersattackedthe government's anti-elitismcampaign,pointingout that manyministerswereprivatelyeducated.
oppositionto theideathat things are only for a fewpeoplewho havespecialqualitiesorabilities:
Manystateschoolsbannedteamgamesbecause of the antielitism thatdiscouragedtheideaofwinnersandlosers.
Compare
elitism
- There is afinelinebetween anti-elitism and anti-intellectualism.
- Both publicationsowetheirsuccesstotheiranti-elitism.
- the anti-elitism thatrunsthrough hisnovels
Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
- ableism
- ableist
- agism
- agist
- Anglocentric
- discrimination
- discriminatory
- elitism
- elitist
- ethnocentric
- one-sided
- one-sidedness
- one-way
- othering
- partial
- unbalance
- unequal
- unequally
- uneven
- unevenly