classists
Social rank discriminators
People who practice or believe in classism—discrimination or prejudice based on social or economic class.
Classists may look down on those they consider beneath them socially, or assume character traits based on wealth or background: The classists in the country club wouldn't dream of mixing with the townspeople.
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- snobberyPretentious social superiority
- elitismPreference for privileged rule
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
exclusion · marginalization · stigmatization · stereotyping · othering · condescension · disdain · dismissiveness
Pretentious social superiority
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- hauteurOverbearing pride and aloofness
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- pretensionUnwarranted claim to merit
smugness · patronizing · condescending · aloof · haughty · supercilious · self-important · pompous
Rule by hereditary elite
- bourgeoisieCapitalist ownership class
- proletariatLaborers lacking capital ownership
- casteInherited social division
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
nobility · gentry · plutocracy · oligarchy · feudalism · ranking · status · underclass
Assumed right to benefits
- affluenceAbundance of money
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
- inheritedReceived from forebears
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
advantage · access · opportunity · legacy · connections · exclusivity · luxury · pedigree
bias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- snobberyPretentious social superiority
- elitismPreference for privileged rule
bigotry · exclusion · marginalization · stigmatization · stereotyping · othering · condescension · disdain · dismissiveness · gatekeeping
snobbery
Pretentious social superiority
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- hauteurOverbearing pride and aloofness
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
pretension · smugness · patronizing · condescending · aloof · haughty · supercilious · self-important · pompous · holier-than-thou
aristocracy
Rule by hereditary elite
- bourgeoisieCapitalist ownership class
- proletariatLaborers lacking capital ownership
- casteInherited social division
stratification · nobility · gentry · plutocracy · oligarchy · feudalism · ranking · status · underclass · elite
entitlement
Assumed right to benefits
nepotism · advantage · access · opportunity · legacy · connections · exclusivity · luxury · pedigree · birthright
classistsegalitarians
Advocates for equal rights
equalitarians · populists · humanists · universalists · socialists