the intelligentsia
noun [S, + sing/pl verb] /ɪnˌtel.ɪˈdʒent.si.ə/Definition
› very educated people in a society, especially those interested in the arts and in politicsIntelligent people
(Definition of the intelligentsia noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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