overmen
/ˈoʊvərˌmɛn/
noun
- Plural of overman: people who are considered superior or who have authority over others; also, in philosophy, a term for an idealized superior human being (Übermensch).
- In Nietzsche's philosophy, overmen create their own values beyond good and evil.
- The novel explores a future society ruled by a class of overmen.
- Some critics argue that the concept of overmen has been misused in political rhetoric.