Idiom
public intellectual
Meaning
A well-known, intelligent, learned person whose written works and other social and cultural contributions are recognized not only by academic audiences and readers, but also by many members of society in general.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She is a famous public intellectual who writes about modern society.”
“The newspaper invited a well-known public intellectual to share his thoughts on the current political crisis.”
“As a prominent public intellectual, she bridges the gap between complex academic theory and the daily concerns of the general population.”
Examples
simple
“She is a famous public intellectual who writes about modern society.”
contextual
“The newspaper invited a well-known public intellectual to share his thoughts on the current political crisis.”
complex
“As a prominent public intellectual, she bridges the gap between complex academic theory and the daily concerns of the general population.”
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