Word: elitist
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...particular, DiGiovanni accuses the fund of using its legal and political power for "elitist" ends. While it allows some stores into the Square, it has fought against potentially popular fast food outlets, he says...
...voted against it, because I don't think it's a good idea, but I was told I was being elitist," he said...
...will not be easy for any Washington politician, including the newly incumbent, to break free of the capital's grip. Even Andrew Jackson couldn't resist the privileges of power. After his people had trashed the White House, he retained three servants who had worked for his elitist predecessor -- a French chef, a steward and a butler -- and began serving the finest clarets at dinner. He also hired a painter, who promptly began immortalizing his subject in heroic oil portraits. The rest is history...
While we can't quite work up the anger that WAC (A.K.A. Women Appealing for A Chance to Be Elitist) musters, they are headed in the right direction...
...ends the Fly's brief reign as the dim light of equality in the den of elitism. Had the club finally admitted women, at least the stain of sexism could have been removed from its elitist fabric. Now, both remain...