elite.

Определение elite. в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: top tier; A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as, the elite of society; Someone who is among the best at certain task
Is there a nobler or more disinterested aim than to educate the cadres, the elites of tomorrow?.; Representing the choicest or most select of a group; selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"; Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician; a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status; This term has been replaced with the term "Select", in reference to Select Production; Result of a hurried Kazan film; You can refer to the most powerful, rich, or talented people within a particular group, place, or society as the elite. a government comprised mainly of the elite We have a political elite in this country; Character spacing based on 12 pitch, 10 point size; Small group of people that posses disproportionally large amounts of scarce sources of influence over political decision-making: money, social prestige, political power, etc; Conforma Elite is a rigid corneal lens with a posterior surface contoured to match the corneal surface The central optic section is spherical and the periphery is aspheric Elite is manufactured from several highly oxygen permeable GP materials; those whose children are in French immersion courses; not to be confused with the New Elite who speak technobabble instead of French See WHINERS, INTEREST GROUPS Antonym: BASIC ALBERTANS; A small group of people with a disproportionate amount of public decision-making power; A special group The ones who maintain and control political power in a dictatorship; {s} select, choice, upper-class, aristocratic; Elite people or organizations are considered to be the best of their kind. the elite troops of the President's bodyguard. a group of people who have a lot of power and influence because they have money, knowledge, or special skills political/social/economic etc elite (past participle of élire , from eligere; ELECT). an elite group contains the best, most skilled or most experienced people or members of a larger group; A full member of a Great House; A slang term used to describe someone who is among the best at what they do; The economic designation for inventories of the wealthiest decedents which exceed in quantity and quality all the criteria of the "Aspiring" classification; {i} something which is the best, choicest part of something; socially superior group, upper class; size of type on a typewriter