单词 | counter-elite |
释义 | counter-eliten. A new elite group that challenges or replaces the established elite. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > [noun] > group that challenges or replaces élite counter-elite1956 1956 C. W. Mills Power Elite i. 14 This moral idea of a counter-elite..of essentially higher types condemned to a lowly station. 1964 T. B. Bottomore Elites & Soc. i. 6 The complete replacement of the established elite by a ‘counter-elite’, as occurs in revolutions. 1974 tr. Werthheim's Evolution & Revolution ii. 208 In theatrical performances or novels of the ‘Eternal Figaro’ type the ‘counter-elite’ consciously inspires protest and rebellion. 1979 Bull. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. Mar. 31 It is true that..many government-distributed benefits go directly or indirectly to their [sc. coup leaders'] allies and to counter-elites who have to be placated. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < |
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