noun
See elite in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
People of the highest social level:
aristocracy, blue blood, crème de la crème, flower, gentility, gentry, nobility, patriciate, quality, society, upper class, who's who. (Informal) upper crust. See overThe superlative or most preferable part of something:
best, choice, cream, crème de la crème, flower, pick, prize1, top. Idioms: cream of the crop, flower of the flock, pick of the bunch (or crop). See betterOf high birth or social position:
aristocratic, blue-blooded, highborn, highbred, noble, patrician, thoroughbred, upper-class, wellborn. (Informal) upper-crust. See overLearn more about elite
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