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Meanings of elite in English
A group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status.
Usage of elite in English
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We are now looking forward to our second season among Europe's elite.
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Britain's political elite must, like water, follow the path of least resistance.
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Some amateur sleuths believe that this exactly what the political elite want.
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Hitler could indeed build on expansionist traditions in the German power elite.
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It was, in effect, the permanent rule of an occupying military elite.
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His patient list was a virtual who's who of Washington's power elite.
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The world's elite golfers tee off later today in the British Open.
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All players returned to elite competition within two weeks of the incident.
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But fashion is not an elite any more: it is a democracy.
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His complex political networking included the apartheid elite, progressive parties and Frelimo.
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Access to maps is no longer confined to a small western elite.
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He also said National was a party of the elite and self-interested.
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Scotland's landed families were now pillars of Britain's social and political elite.
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Thursday Food leaves the last word to local elite hurdler Rushell Clayton.
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The elite, highly trained police and military squads took a constant toll.
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But even within that elite, the balance of power can subtly shift.
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