different between elitist vs selection

English

Alternative forms

• élitist

Adjective

elitist (comparative more elitist, superlative most elitist)

1. Of or relating to elitism.

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Noun

elitist (plural elitists)

1. (usually derogatory) Someone who believes in or is perceived as believing in rule by an elite group.

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Dutch

Etymology

From elite +? -ist or backformed from elitistisch. Perhaps borrowed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?.li?t?st/
• Hyphenation: eli?tist
• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

elitist m (plural elitisten)

1. elitist (supporter of rule or management by elites) [from late 1960s]

Related terms

• elitisme
• elitistisch

Romanian

Etymology

From French elitist.

Adjective

elitist m or n (feminine singular elitist?, masculine plural eliti?ti, feminine and neuter plural elitiste)

1. elitist

Declension

English

Etymology

From Latin s?l?cti? (“the act of choosing out, selection”), from s?l?ctus, perfect passive participle of s?lig? (“choose out, select”), from s?- (“apart”) + leg? (“gather, select”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??l?k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n

Noun

selection (countable and uncountable, plural selections)

1. The process or act of selecting.

   The large number of good candidates made selection difficult.

2. Something selected.

   My final selection was a 1934 Chateau Lafitte.

3. A variety of items taken from a larger collection.

   I've brought a selection of fine cheeses to go with your wine.

4. A musical piece.

   For my next selection, I'll play Happy Birthday in F-sharp minor.

5. (databases) A set of data obtained from a database using a query.
6. (linguistics) The ability of predicates to determine the semantic content of their arguments. ^Wp
7. (programming) A list of items on which user operations will take place. ^Wp
8. (algebra) A unary operation that denotes a subset of a relation.
9. (historical) The free selection before survey of crown land in some Australian colonies under land legislation introduced in the 1860s. ^Wp
10. (biology) The stage of a genetic algorithm in which individual genomes are chosen from a population for later breeding. ^Wp
11. (biology) Ellipsis of natural selection

Synonyms

• choice
• (musical piece): number
• (something selected): option
• (musical piece): piece
• (variety from larger collection): subset

Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Anagrams

• elections, selenotic, telesonic