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- noun Plural form of
intellectual .
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Examples
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The apathy of the intellectuals is as great a peril to the well-being of the state as the anarchy of the ignorant.
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Sir James was particularly virulent over what he called the intellectuals ....
Mufti 1912
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The social role of creative people, and of most of the group known vaguely as "intellectuals," is at this time probably to create possible models of human behaviour and action.
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Erik: If you think that certain Hungarian "intellectuals" are not listened to outside of Hungary, then you have no knowledge of Heller, where she has taught, and still teaches, and what international prizes she has won.
Pestiside.hu 2009
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But one of the many trouble with literary intellectuals is that they take the pretensions of scientists and technology boosters at face value.
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Wasn't it Schumpeter who said capitalism is doomed because the wealth it creates results in intellectuals who will agitate for its destruction?
Moral Consequences of Economic Growth, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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He and Charles worked for a time as freelance artists and were characterized as intellectuals, “exceedingly left-wing,” and allied to people of similar beliefs.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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In other words, the political environment we live in today ain't going to last -- the constant mistake of intellectuals is to image that the world is in stasis.
Libertarianism's Crisis, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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He and Charles worked for a time as freelance artists and were characterized as intellectuals, “exceedingly left-wing,” and allied to people of similar beliefs.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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The poor regions, neighborhoods dirty with mud and dust, lack even the basic conditions for the citizens to live a dignified life, but the highly qualified technical staff and intellectuals from the PSDB lack the humility to go to the people.
Global Voices in English » Brazil: On the meaning of “Minorities with a majority complex” 2009
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