Elite

Word ELITE
Character 5
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Pronunciations /eɪˈliːt/

Definitions and meanings of "Elite"

What do we mean by elite?

A group or class of persons considered to be superior to others because of their intelligence, social standing, or wealth. noun

A member of such a group. noun

The best or most skilled members of a group. noun

A size of type on a typewriter, equal to 12 characters per linear inch. noun

Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician. adjective

Representing the choicest or most select of a group. adjective

A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as, the elite of society. noun

Someone who is among the best at certain task. noun

A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as, the elite of society.

Someone who is among the best at a certain task.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Elite

The word "elite" in example sentences

There was a time, a dozen years ago, the term elite was carried with them quite a bit. ❋ Unknown (2003)

But the term elite has not yet been plasticized into the absurd, and it still retains a certain connotation that can change depending on what we use it to modify. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I think the term elite is used in that sense to contrast these cultural elites with, again, business elites who at least had to you know, they had to make money. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He resumed his criticism of the US media, a line popular with Republican audiences, and what he called the elite in New York and Washington. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Just like in Mexico, where the elite is almost all white. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Nelson Ramodike, and what he described as his elite group, were of more importance to the ANC than the suffering of ordinary people. ❋ Unknown (1993)

Mr Little acknowledged that Eton had a reputation for elitism but insisted that "what we need to do is reclaim the word elite". ❋ Unknown (2011)

Look around you, these people kwhitegocubs 4 minutes ago 10:34 PM Somebody decided to comment without reading the commentary ­, looking at statistics­, evaluating our real-world income and wealth inequality ­, and having any idea what the word "elite" means. ❋ Howard Schweber (2011)

Green sought to turn his outsider status into a campaign asset, telling voters that if every Supreme Court justice came from the "same judicial cookie-cutter cloth," the court would resemble the nation's roster of federal judges, which he described as elite and out of touch. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's the short version and what I refer to as the elite's "masterpiece". ❋ Unknown (2010)

She is just a good old farm girl middle American, and as far from yearning to join "elite" liberal circles as most of you. ❋ Unknown (2008)

That puts Savage in elite company -- previous members of the squad include Colt McCoy, Sam Bradford and Ben Roethlisberger. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Best sellers: the long-sleeved logo UV shirts (£150), the chic one-piece swimsuits (£245) and the baseball caps (£55) bearing the name of elite mountain ski resorts (Verbier, Megève, Cortina…). ❋ Tina Gaudoin (2011)

The conventional wisdom among the elite is still that the current slump “cannot be as bad as the Great Depression.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

But, yes, as Henry Louis Gates and Lani Guinier have complained, affirmative action in elite American colleges is increasingly helping blacks whose ancestors were never enslaved in America, Barack Obama being an obvious example. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Which can mean only one thing: the elite is stealing your money. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Most importantly, the intellectual elite is quite separate from the economic elite. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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