chattering class

noun

1. well-educated members of the upper-middle or upper class who freely express especially liberal opinions or judgments on current issues and events.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chattering class¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

More analysis will appear in the coming weeks and months, but the idea that Trump won by bringing Latino men into his coalition of the cruel is already a talking point for the chattering class.

From Los Angeles Times

The common sentiment among the high-volume information consumers and the chattering class is that low-information voters are a major reason Trump won.

From Salon

The "Call Her Daddy" conversation was not the contentious tête-à-tête the chattering class has come to expect after decades of cable news bloviating somehow came to represent meaningful political coverage.

From Salon

Nonetheless, “the chattering class of Pyongyang certainly will, from one source or another” know the Olympic results as they come in, said John Everard, the UK’s ambassador to North Korea from 2006 to 2008.

From BBC

Recently, Yoo has again broken out of the pack of the right-wing chattering class and returned to the limelight as a regular commentator on Fox News.

From Salon