Elite

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A group or class of persons or a member of such a group or class, enjoying superior intellectual, social, or economic status: "In addition to notions of social equality there was much emphasis on the role of elites and of heroes within them” ( Times Literary Supplement).
  • n. The best or most skilled members of a group: the football team's elite.
  • n. A size of type on a typewriter, equal to 12 characters per linear inch.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
  • adj. Representing the choicest or most select of a group.
  • n. A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as, the elite of society.
  • n. Someone who is among the best at certain task.
  • Word Usage
    "There was a time, a dozen years ago, the term elite was carried with them quite a bit."
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    selected   
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    chosen    best   
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    chosen    flower   
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