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Meanings of elite in English
A group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status.
Synonyms
Examples for "elite group"
Examples for "elite group"
1
It's a book listing the names of an elite group of people.
2
In some ways, William Tubman was a part of this elite group.
3
An elite group of players are underperforming and failing to take on-field responsibility.
4
It's a dangerous job for an elite group of highly-trained men and women.
5
If successful, he will join an elite group of 38 mountaineers.
Usage of elite in English
1
We are now looking forward to our second season among Europe's elite.
2
Britain's political elite must, like water, follow the path of least resistance.
3
Some amateur sleuths believe that this exactly what the political elite want.
4
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.
7
The world's elite golfers tee off later today in the British Open.
8
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.
10
His complex political networking included the apartheid elite, progressive parties and Frelimo.
11
Access to maps is no longer confined to a small western elite.
12
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.
14
Thursday Food leaves the last word to local elite hurdler Rushell Clayton.
15
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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South Africa
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Ireland
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New Zealand
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