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Chattering classes
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<p>The chattering classes is a politically active, socially concerned and highly educated section of the "metropolitan <a href="/facts/Middle_class/6EUq9Mue">middle class</a>", especially those with political, media, and academic connections. It is a generally derogatory term, often used by <a href="/facts/Pundit/oomwPJcD">pundits</a> and political commentators. </p>