intelligentsia

Noun

Intellectuals or highly educated people as a group, especially when regarded as possessing culture and political influence.

ریشه

Late 19th century: from Russian intelligentsiya, from Latin intelligentia ‘understanding’, from intelligere ‘understand’.

مثال

• The country's intelligentsia was silenced.
• He was a prominent member of the intelligentsia.
• The intelligentsia played a key role in the revolution.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Prominent intelligentsia Country's intelligentsia Silenced intelligentsia