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elite

UK/ɪˈliːt/ US/ɛˈliːt/ fairly common
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status

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adjective

1.

selected as the best

  • “an elect circle of artists”
  • “elite colleges”
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Origin

From Middle English elit, from Old French elit, eslit (“chosen, elected”) past participle of elire, eslire (“to choose, elect”), from Latin eligere (“to choose, elect”), with past participle electus; see elect.

Phrases

  • coastal elite
  • elite ball knowledge
  • elite capture
  • elite overproduction
  • liberal elite
  • metropolitan elite
  • power elite

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