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intelligentsia

noun

/ɪnˌtɛl.ɪˈdʒɛntsi.ə/

Meaning

The group of people engaged in intellectual and cultural pursuits in a society.

The intelligentsia played a key role in shaping public opinion.

elite, thinkers, academics, scholars, literati

masses, commoners

Russian intelligentsia, political intelligentsia, cultural intelligentsia, urban intelligentsia

Foods that have been altered from their natural state through various methods such as canning, freez...

A long piece of writing on a particular subject, usually written for a university degree.

Making something work in the best possible way or improving it to achieve maximum effectiveness.

A concept describing something without any limit or end.

Strong criticism or censure.

An amount of money or property left to someone in a will; something left or handed down by a predece...