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词汇 priviligentsia
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Definition of priviligentsia in English:

priviligentsia

(also privilegentsia)
noun ˌprɪv(ɪ)lɪˈdʒɛnsɪə
  • 1Politics. In the Soviet Union and other communist countries: a class of approved intellectuals and Party bureaucrats enjoying certain social and economic privileges over ordinary citizens; compare "nomenklatura", partocracy. Now historical.

  • 2In extended use: a class or group of any society regarded as enjoying or promoting privileged status.

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in The Syracuse Herald-Journal. Blend of privilege and intelligentsia.

Definition of priviligentsia in US English:

priviligentsia

(also privilegentsia)
nounˌprɪv(ɪ)lɪˈdʒɛnsɪə
  • 1Politics. In the Soviet Union and other communist countries: a class of approved intellectuals and Party bureaucrats enjoying certain social and economic privileges over ordinary citizens; compare "nomenklatura", partocracy. Now historical.

  • 2In extended use: a class or group of any society regarded as enjoying or promoting privileged status.

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in The Syracuse Herald-Journal. Blend of privilege and intelligentsia.

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