also: インテリゲンツィア · インテリゲンチア
noun
Refers to the intellectual elite or educated class, often with a connotation of social or cultural leadership. Borrowed from Russian.
from Russian intelligentsiya
ロシアのインテリゲンチャは社会改革に大きな影響を与えた。
The Russian intelligentsia had a great influence on social reform.
彼
He considers himself a member of the intelligentsia.