academic oligarch; scholarly despot
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
academic oligarch; established scholar who uses power to suppress dissent
derogatoryDerogatory term criticizing senior academics who monopolize resources, control appointments, and obstruct innovative or opposing views.
Tā他
pī批
píng评
mǒu某
xiē些
xué学
fá阀
lǒng垄
duàn断
xué学
shù术
zī资
yuán源
，
yā压
zhì制
qīng青
nián年
xué学
zhě者
。
He criticized certain academic oligarchs for monopolizing resources and suppressing young scholars.
Xué学
fá阀
zuò作
fēng风
yán严
zhòng重
zǔ阻
ài碍
le了
xué学
shù术
chuàng创
xīn新
hé和
sī思
xiǎng想
zì自
yóu由
。
The cliquish behavior of academic despots seriously hinders academic innovation and freedom of thought.
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Zhè这
wèi位
nián年
qīng轻
jiào教
shòu授
bù不
wèi畏
xué学
fá阀
，
jiān坚
chí持
zì自
jǐ己
de的
dú独
lì立
yán研
jiū究
。
This young professor is not intimidated by the academic establishment and insists on his independent research.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
，
xué学
fá阀
wǎng往
wǎng往
tōng通
guò过
kòng控
zhì制
qī期
kān刊
hé和
xué学
huì会
lái来
pái排
chú除
yì异
jǐ己
。
Historically, academic oligarchs often excluded dissidents by controlling journals and learned societies.