'intelligentsia' definitions:

Definition of 'intelligentsia'

(from WordNet)
noun
An educated and intellectual elite [syn: intelligentsia, clerisy]

Definition of 'intelligentsia'

From: GCIDE
  • intelligentsia \intelligentsia\ n. an educated and intellectual[2] elite; intellectuals, collectively or considered as a class. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]