antielitist
Opposing educated classes
Antielitist describes opposition to elites or elitism—the idea that power, influence, or special treatment shouldn't concentrate among privileged groups.
The stance can be political, cultural, or intellectual: an antielitist populist movement, antielitist suspicion of academics.
It may champion ordinary people or simply reject hierarchy and exclusivity.
Ordinary organization members
- massesBulk or populace
- everymanOrdinary representative person
- blue-collarManual labor workforce
- working-classManual laborers as group
grassroots · plebeian · proletariat · salt-of-the-earth · bread-and-butter · middle-class · mainstream · townsfolk
Opposing dominant institutions
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- anti-authoritarianOpposing absolute governmental control
dissent · anarchism · socialism · leftist · progressive · anti-monopoly · subversive · emancipation
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
advocacy · occupy · picketing · sit-in · petition · mobilization · consciousness-raising · resistance
Same status for all
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- classlessWithout social divisions
- nonhierarchicalWithout ranked levels
equal-opportunity · meritocracy · anti-discrimination · impartiality · parity · unbiased · democratized · accessible
Involving active contribution
- representativeOne who acts for another
- bottom-upStarting from fundamentals
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
enfranchisement · accountability · transparency · deliberative · decentralization · autonomy · cooperative · assembly
rank-and-file
Ordinary organization members
- massesBulk or populace
- everymanOrdinary representative person
- blue-collarManual labor workforce
working-class · grassroots · plebeian · proletariat · salt-of-the-earth · bread-and-butter · middle-class · mainstream · townsfolk · commoner
anti-establishment
Opposing dominant institutions
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
anti-authoritarian · dissent · anarchism · socialism · leftist · progressive · anti-monopoly · subversive · emancipation · liberation
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
- boycottOrganized economic protest
strike · advocacy · occupy · picketing · sit-in · petition · mobilization · consciousness-raising · resistance · solidarity
equality
Same status for all
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- classlessWithout social divisions
nonhierarchical · equal-opportunity · meritocracy · anti-discrimination · impartiality · parity · unbiased · democratized · accessible · horizontal
participatory
Involving active contribution
- representativeOne who acts for another
- bottom-upStarting from fundamentals
- consensusGeneral group agreement
self-governance · enfranchisement · accountability · transparency · deliberative · decentralization · autonomy · cooperative · assembly
antielitistelitist
One favoring the privileged
elitism · aristocratic · classist · hierarchical · patrician
antielitistsnobbish
Condescending toward perceived inferiors
snooty · elitist · condescending · supercilious · highbrow