different between elitism vs aristocracy

English

Alternative forms

• élitism

Etymology

elite +? -ism

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??li?t?z?m/

Noun

elitism (countable and uncountable, plural elitisms)

1. The belief that a society or system should be run by an elite.
2. The superior attitude or behaviour associated with an elite.

Related terms

• elitist

Translations

Anagrams

• limiest, limites

Romanian

Etymology

From French élitisme

Noun

elitism n (uncountable)

1. elitism

Declension

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French aristocratie, from Medieval Latin *aristocratia, from Ancient Greek ???????????? (aristokratí?, “the rule of the best“, that is, “the best-born”, “nobility”), from ??????? (áristos, “best, noblest”) + -?????? (-kratí?), from ?????? (krátos, “power, rule”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?æ.???st?k.??.si/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???.??st?k.??.si/
• Hyphenation: a?ris?to?cra?cy

Noun

aristocracy (countable and uncountable, plural aristocracies)

1. The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.
2. Government by such a class, or a state with such a government
3. A class of people considered (not normally universally) superior to others

Derived terms

• bunyip aristocracy

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• aristocracy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• aristocracy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.