intelligentsia
noun
ɪnˌtelɪəˈdʒentsiə
noun
1
the intelligentsia
the
people
in
a
society
who
are
most
highly
educated
and
who
are
most
interested
in
new
ideas,
especially
in
art,
literature,
or
politics
〔尤指艺术、文学或政界的〕知识分子; 知识阶层