elite
noun [C, + sing/pl verb] /ɪˈliːt/Definition
C1 the richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society: the country's educated elite a member of the elitedisapproving A powerful and corrupt elite has bled this country dry.Position and status in groups and organizationsWealthy people
(Definition of elite noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -ship suffix
- associate adjective
- be on the lowest/bottom rung of the ladder idiom
- elite adjective
- equal noun
- fellow noun (MEMBER)
- lapsed adjective
- marzipan layer noun
- outrank verb
- position noun (RANK)
- pretender noun
- role noun (DUTY)
- second class adjective (NOT IMPORTANT)
- senior adjective (HIGH RANK)
- senior noun (HIGH RANK)
- spokeswoman noun
- standing noun (REPUTATION)
- subordinate adjective
- subordinate noun
- superiority noun (HIGHER)
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