elite
elite
Definition
elite (i lēt′, ā-)
noun
- the group or part of a group selected or regarded as the finest, best, most distinguished, most powerful, etc.
- a size of type for typewriters, measuring twelve characters to the linear inch
Etymology: Fr élite < OFr eslite, fem. pp. of eslire, to choose < VL *exligere, for L eligere: see elect
adjective
of, forming, or suitable for an elite
elite
Synonyms
elite
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- educate: Donors tend to be in close contact with educated, urban elites whose links with poor people are tenuous.
- govern: They can undermine the governing elite 's monopoly of information in authoritarian systems.
- enrich: The people see money passing through their hands at an enormous rate only to find its way to enriching the financial elite.
- join: Your ad here - Join the elite, advertize here.
- emerge: It places the emerging elite in the broader context of changing political, social and economic forces.
Adjective modifier
- bureaucratic: The decisive section of the bureaucratic elite are transforming themselves into private capitalists.
- privileged: Politics and government are increasingly in the hands of privileged elites, as if democracy has run out of steam.
- wealthy: In Tivoli, many of Rome's wealthy elite owned large estates where they would escape the urban crowds.
- corrupt: This country has designated areas where protest is not allowed for no reason other than the fear of the corrupt ruling elite.
- political: The political elite are out of touch in their support of the solely tax funded system.
Modifies a noun
- athlete: Elite athletes balance their diet by ensuring they take in enough calories to fuel their bodies.
- swimmer: However, in the elite swimmers the glide time was significantly less at all speeds than in non-elite.
- runner: The overall study group consisted of non- elite runners who averaged about 50 minutes for a 10K.
- rower: Ventilation rate, therefore, appears to be maximized by the current practices of elite rowers, at least during a single race.
- sportsman: Founded in 1873, it is made up of the elite sportsmen in College.
- squad: Play an elite squad of up to five cars.
Noun used with modifier
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