expert
consultant – Professional who provides advice in their specific field of expertise Polymath – Individual whose knowledge spans a substantial number of subjects General
Scholar – Person who pursues academic and intellectual activities Know-how – Practical knowledge on how to accomplish something Skill – The ability to carry out a task Competence – Ability of a person to do a job properly Excellence – Talent or quality which surpasses ordinary standards Technocracy – Government by scientists, engineers and other experts Criticism
anti-intellectualism – Hostility to and mistrust of education, philosophy, art, literature, and science denialism – A person's choice to deny reality, as a way to avoid a psychologically uncomfortable truth Psychology