énarque

See also: enarque

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French énarque.

Noun

énarque (plural énarques)

1. A graduate of the École nationale d'administration.
   • 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 5:

     The senior managements were the most highly paid professional caste in Europe, a new elite of administrators, énarques and scientific entrepreneurs.

Alternative forms

• enarch

Anagrams

• Requena

French

Etymology

From ENA +‎ -arque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.naʁk/

Noun

énarque m or f by sense (plural énarques)

1. énarque (graduate of the École nationale d'administration)

Coordinate terms

• centralien
• normalien
• polytechnicien

Related terms

• énarchie

Descendants

• → English: énarque

Further reading

• “énarque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.