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ɪˈlit, eɪˈlitelite

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. elite, elite groupadjective

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

  2. elect, eliteadjective

    selected as the best

    "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"

Wiktionary

  1. elitenoun

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

  2. elitenoun

    Someone who is among the best at certain task.

  3. eliteadjective

    Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.

  4. eliteadjective

    Representing the choicest or most select of a group

  5. Etymology: From elit, eslit past participle of elire, eslire, from eligere; see elect.

Wikipedia

  1. Elite

    In political and sociological theory, the elite (French: élite, from Latin: eligere, to select or to sort out) are a small group of powerful people who hold a disproportionate amount of wealth, privilege, political power, or skill in a group. Defined by the Cambridge Dictionary, the "elite" are "those people or organizations that are considered the best or most powerful compared to others of a similar type."American sociologist C. Wright Mills states that members of the elite accept their fellows' position of importance in society. "As a rule, 'they accept one another, understand one another, marry one another, tend to work, and to think, if not together at least alike'." It is a well-regulated existence where education plays a critical role.

ChatGPT

  1. elite

    The term "elite" refers to a select group of individuals who possess a superior level of skill, expertise, wealth, or power, distinguishing them from the average population. They often belong to the upper echelons of society or hold influential positions in various fields such as politics, business, academia, or arts. Elites are seen as having a notable advantage or privilege over others, which may afford them exclusive opportunities, resources, or social status.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Elitenoun

    a choice or select body; the flower; as, the elite of society

  2. Etymology: [F., fr. lire to choose, L. eligere. See Elect.]

Wikidata

  1. Elite

    An elite in political and sociological theory, is a small group of people who control a disproportionate amount of wealth or political power.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Elite

    ā-lēt, n. a chosen or select part: the best of anything. [Fr. élite—L. electa (pars, a part, understood). See Elect, v.t.]

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. elite

    Clueful. Plugged-in. One of the cognoscenti. Also used as a general positive adjective. This term is not actually native hacker slang; it is used primarily by crackers and warez d00dz, for which reason hackers use it only with heavy irony. The term used to refer to the folks allowed in to the “hidden” or “privileged” sections of BBSes in the early 1980s (which, typically, contained pirated software). Frequently, early boards would only let you post, or even see, a certain subset of the sections (or ‘boards’) on a BBS. Those who got to the frequently legendary ‘triple super secret’ boards were elite. Misspellings of this term in warez d00dz style abound; the forms l337 eleet, and 31337 (among others) have been sighted.A true hacker would be more likely to use ‘wizardly’. Oppose lamer.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. elite

    The élite of naval or military forces is the choicest selection from them.

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British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'elite' in Nouns Frequency: #2152

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of elite in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of elite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of elite in a Sentence

  1. William Rick Singer:

    You can say he's doing it at, for this year I did( seven elite schools), we've done it everywhere, okay, see that might, yeah it definitely would make them feel more comfortable with all those places.

  2. Keri Gans:

    But these numbers can still vary even more if we’re talking about an elite athlete or someone who is very sedentary.

  3. Geert Wilders:

    I congratulate the British people for beating the political elite in both London and Brussels and I think we can do the same, we should have a referendum about a 'Nexit' as soon as possible.

  4. Benoit Rouyer:

    It's an enormous market for us. It's our No.1 cheese market outside the EU, even for premium products, it creates a problem of accessibility. Our ambition is to reach the broadest possible population in the U.S., our cheeses are not intended for an elite.

  5. Ambassador Yakovenko:

    A certain part of the British elite has made a strategic choice in favor of worsening relations with Russia, it's difficult to reach a different conclusion when you hear that the political leadership of Great Britain regards your country as the main threat on a par with Islamic State.

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