Definition of Intelligentsia

highly educated people in a society

Examples of Intelligentsia in a sentence

French intelligentsia were heavily involved in helping educate the poorer class in the Paris.  🔊

The intelligentsia of the city felt that only the elite should be allowed to learn to read and write.  🔊

Fighting the evil dictator, the intelligentsia looked for a way to stop the banning of books in Lithuania.  🔊

The Italian intelligentsia prided themselves in being both the richest and most educated group in Europe.  🔊

Without the aid of the intelligentsia, the king doubted he would be able to bring education to the peasants.  🔊

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