ALL meanings of intelligentsia
in·tel·li·gent·si·a
I i - noun intelligentsia Intellectuals or highly educated people as a group, especially when regarded as possessing culture and political influence. 1
- abbreviation INTELLIGENTSIA intellectuals 1
- noun intelligentsia The intellectual élite of a society (especially in nineteenth-century Poland, in Russia and later the Soviet Union). 0
- singular noun intelligentsia The intelligentsia in a country or community are the most educated people there, especially those interested in the arts, philosophy, and politics. 0
- noun plural intelligentsia the people regarded as, or regarding themselves as, the educated and enlightened class; intellectuals collectively 0