énarque

noun

A graduate of the École nationale d'administration.

OriginFrench énarque →
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Meanings

nounénarque (plural énarques)

plural énarques · alternative enarch

  1. A graduate of the École nationale d'administration.

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

    2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 5

Origin

  1. Frenchénarque
  2. Frenchénarque
  3. Englishénarque

Borrowed from French énarque.

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APA

énarque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9narque

MLA

“énarque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9narque. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “énarque,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9narque.

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