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Definition of 'elite'Alternative forms
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Adjective
( en-adj)
Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
Representing the choicest or most select of a group.
* 2013 , Louise Taylor, English talent gets left behind as Premier League keeps importing'' (in ''The Guardian , 20 August 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/aug/19/english-talent-premier-league-importing]
- Not since Coventry in 1992 has a Premier League side kicked off a campaign with an all-English XI but things have reached the point where, of the 61 signings who have cost the elite division's 20 clubs a transfer fee this summer, only 12 have involved Englishmen.
Noun
( en-noun)
A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as, the elite of society.
* {{quote-news
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|date=April 19
|author=Josh Halliday
|title=Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?
|work=the Guardian
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|passage="Mujtahidd" has attracted almost 300,000 followers since the end of last year, when he began posting scandalous claims about the Saudi elite . In one tweet, Mujtahidd directly challenged Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Fahd about his political history: "Did you resign or were you forced to resign from your post as head of the diwan [office] of the council of ministers?"}}
Someone who is among the best at a certain task.
* 1964 , " France's Culture Corps ," Time , 7 Aug.,
- Is there a nobler or more disinterested aim than to educate the cadres, the elites of tomorrow?
Derived terms
* global elite
* power elite
Related terms
* elect
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* elitism
* elitist
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* select
* selection
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