'''Elitism''' is an attitude or belief in one's superiority based solely on membership in a particular group or community. Elitism can be seen, for example, in the delusion that being a celebrity or a gatekeeper of the mainstream news media ''in itself'' imparts sufficient wisdom to justify airing one's personal opinion on an issue. | '''Elitism''' is an attitude or belief in one's superiority based solely on membership in a particular group or community. Elitism can be seen, for example, in the delusion that being a celebrity or a gatekeeper of the mainstream news media ''in itself'' imparts sufficient wisdom to justify airing one's personal opinion on an issue. |