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Definition of Elite
1. Adjective. Selected as the best. "Elite colleges"
2. Noun. A group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status.
Exact synonyms: Elite Group
Generic synonyms: Upper Class, Upper Crust
Specialized synonyms: Chosen, Elect, Cream, Pick, Clerisy, Intelligentsia, Beau Monde, Bon Ton, High Society, Smart Set, Society, Few, Aristocracy, Nobility
Member holonyms: Technocrat
Generic synonyms: Upper Class, Upper Crust
Specialized synonyms: Chosen, Elect, Cream, Pick, Clerisy, Intelligentsia, Beau Monde, Bon Ton, High Society, Smart Set, Society, Few, Aristocracy, Nobility
Member holonyms: Technocrat
Definition of Elite
1. Adjective. Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician. ¹
2. Adjective. Representing the choicest or most select of a group ¹
3. Noun. A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as, the elite of society. ¹
4. Noun. Someone who is among the best at certain task. ¹
5. Adjective. (alternative spelling of elite) ¹
6. Noun. (alternative spelling of elite) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Elite
1. a socially superior group [n -S]