Definitions
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
classism - noun An advocate of classism
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Examples
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And of COURSE, engage in classist, racist or sexist language in doing so.
Think Progress » Protest Turnout: A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Lies 2005
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And of COURSE, engage in classist, racist or sexist language in doing so.
Think Progress » Protest Turnout: A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Lies 2005
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Hell, it's almost as common as the illegal use of law enforcement badges in Mittens 'home state of Massachusetts as a low-life entitled classist candidate's means of exercising one's greater status and the privileges and rights attendant thereon.
Spokesman: Romney Not "Equating Or Comparing Anyone" When Holding "Obama Osama" Sign 2009
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It is however a bit "classist," because one thing is true of nearly all waitresses: they don't have very much money.
The Mystery of Classism, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Also she can be classified as a "classist" that's prejudice against anything that she deems "lower class" which puts her at odds with Maya due to her background.
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And to adress the 'classist' part: I personally find intellectual classism more offensive than economic classism, Not everyone can have your gifts, nor the opportunity to cultivate them.
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Print Maxine Peake attacks 'classist' acting profession Actress Maxine Peake, who starred in Channel 4's Shameless, has hit out at the class snobbery she claims affects women in her profession.
BBC News - Home 2011
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But eventually, you'll end up with a much more "classist" health care system.
Latest Articles 2009
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Anybody who criticized her would be slammed as "classist" or "intellectual snob" or "an elitist out of touch with real Americans."
Maggie's Farm 2008
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It’s the worst kind of classist and colonialist behavior.
Think Progress » Claiming God’s Support, Conservatives Push Massive Budget Cuts 2005
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