in ‧ tel ‧ li ‧ gent ‧ si ‧ a /ɪnˌteləˈdʒentsiə, ɪnˌtelɪˈdʒentsiə/ BrE AmE noun
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ intelligence , ↑ intelligentsia , ↑ intelligibility ; adverb : ↑ intelligently , ↑ intelligibly ; adjective : ↑ intelligent ≠ UNINTELLIGENT , ↑ intelligible ≠ ↑ unintelligible ]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Russian ; Origin: intelligentsiya , from Latin intelligentia 'intelligence' ]
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