intellectuals'
Belonging to academics
Intellectuals' is the possessive form of the plural intellectuals—people engaged primarily in thinking, analysis, and the life of the mind.
The word often carries ambivalence: respect for learning mixed with suspicion of impracticality or elitism.
The intellectuals' influence on policy was minimal.
She dismissed the intellectuals' concerns as out of touch.
Mental creations or plans
- debatesFormal argumentative exchanges
- argumentsDisputes or reasoning chains
- critiquesEvaluative analyses of work
- analysesDetailed studies of parts
theories · perspectives · interpretations · frameworks · paradigms · discourses · publications · journals
Belonging to learned experts
- professors'Belonging to academics
- researchers'Belonging to those who study
- thinkers'Belonging to deep reasoners
- philosophers'Belonging to deep thinkers
Belonging to social campaigners
- reformers'Belonging to change advocates
- revolutionaries'Of those seeking upheaval
- radicals'Possessive of political militants
- conservatives'Belonging to right-leaning people
liberals' · movements · manifestos · influence · engagement · responsibility · conscience
ideas
Mental creations or plans
- debatesFormal argumentative exchanges
- argumentsDisputes or reasoning chains
- critiquesEvaluative analyses of work
analyses · theories · perspectives · interpretations · frameworks · paradigms · discourses · publications · journals · essays
scholars'
Belonging to learned experts
- professors'Belonging to academics
- researchers'Belonging to those who study
- thinkers'Belonging to deep reasoners
elite's
Of the top tier
- commentators'Belonging to those remarking
activists'
Belonging to social campaigners
- reformers'Belonging to change advocates
- revolutionaries'Of those seeking upheaval
- radicals'Possessive of political militants
conservatives' · liberals' · movements · manifestos · influence · engagement · responsibility · conscience
intellectuals'masses
Bulk or populace
laborers · peasants · commoners · plebeians · philistines
intellectuals'practitioners
People who perform a discipline
doers · workers · craftsmen's · artisans · technicians
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- intellectual depthSubstantive complexity of thought
- intellectual property lawLegal protection for creations
- intellectual curiosityDesire to learn and understand
- intellectual eliteEducated, influential thought leaders
- public intellectualScholar engaging broad audiences
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