Elitist
Elitist adjective - Being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior.
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Populist
Populist noun - An advocate of democratic principles.
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Nearby Word: populism
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- The critics opinions on him were mixed; however, he seemed to find favor more with elitist critics (such as Pauline Kael) than with populist or at least middlebrow critics (such as Roger Ebert).
Source: Critical Dissonance / Film - Then the former Getulists become right-wing militarists, and Tenório, losing popularity to both elitist right-wing and radical left-wing politicians, aligns himself with the neo-Getulists, who are populist leftists which want to assert Brazilian economic independence.
Source: Film / O Homem Da Capa Preta
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