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
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
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