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ELITE definition: 1. the richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society: 2. belonging to…. Learn more.
: a group of persons who by virtue of position or education exercise much power or influence. members of the ruling elite. e. : a member of such an elite usually used in plural. the elites …, pursuing their studies in Europe Robert Wernick. 2. : a typewriter type providing 12 characters to the linear inch. elite.
You can refer to the most powerful, rich, or talented people within a particular group, place, or society as the elite.
The elite are the group thought to be the best and having the highest status. In the middle ages, only elite men were taught to read and write. There are elite schools, elite teams, and elite players, some really the best and some just calling themselves the best.
n. 1. ( often used with a pl. v.) the choice or best of a group, class, or the like. 2. ( used with a pl. v.) persons of the wealthiest class. 3. a group of persons exercising authority within a larger group.
a small group of people in a society, etc. who are powerful and have a lot of influence, because they are rich, intelligent, etc. a member of the ruling/intellectual elite. Public opinion is influenced by the small elite who control the media. In these countries, only the elite can afford an education for their children. Extra Examples.
Elite definition: the choicest or best of anything considered collectively, especially of a group or class of people. See examples of ELITE used in a sentence.
the richest, most powerful, or best educated group in a society: a member of the elite. an elite group.
elite. noun. /ɪˈlit/ , /eɪˈlit/. a group of people in a society, etc. who are powerful and have a lot of influence, because they are rich, intelligent, etc. a member of the ruling/intellectual elite Public opinion is influenced by the small elite who control the media.
noun. elites. A group or class of persons considered to be superior to others because of their intelligence, social standing, or wealth. American Heritage. Similar definitions. The group or part of a group selected or regarded as the finest, best, most distinguished, most powerful, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
