elite

/ɪlˈiːt/

/eɪˈɫit/, /ɪˈɫit/

Elite

a small group of people in a society who enjoy a lot of advantages because of their economic, intellectual, etc. superiority

elite

selected as the best

synonyms : elect

Examples

1. This support has dramatically tilted the balance of power in favor of the Algerian ruling elite.

2. Virgo women are elite.

3. The elites to whom the rest of us mere plebes look on in awe.

4. The third century crisis undermines this elite.