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elite

See also: Elite and élite

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From Middle English elit, from Old French elit, eslit (“chosen, elected”) past participle of elire, eslire (“to choose, elect”), from Latin eligere (“to choose, elect”), with past participle electus; see elect.

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elite (comparative eliter or more elite, superlative elitest or most elite)

  1. Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
  2. Representing the choicest or most select of a group.
    • 2013 August 20, Louise Taylor, The Guardian‎[1]:
      Not since Coventry in 1992 has a Premier League side kicked off a campaign with an all-English XI but things have reached the point where, of the 61 signings who have cost the elite division's 20 clubs a transfer fee this summer, only 12 have involved Englishmen.

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elite (plural elites)

  1. A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as the elite of society.
    • 2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in the Guardian‎[2]:
      "Mujtahidd" has attracted almost 300,000 followers since the end of last year, when he began posting scandalous claims about the Saudi elite. In one tweet, Mujtahidd directly challenged Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Fahd about his political history: "Did you resign or were you forced to resign from your post as head of the diwan [office] of the council of ministers?"
  2. Someone who is among the best at a certain task.
    • 2018 November 18, Phil McNulty, “England 2 - 1 Croatia”, in BBC Sport‎[3]:
      The Nations League results have also seen England respond to an ongoing criticism that they fail to beat the top sides, with even Southgate insisting they could not be considered among the world's elite until they beat the best. The World Cup did nothing to answer those questions.
    • 1964 August 7, “France's Culture Corps”, in Time:
      Is there a nobler or more disinterested aim than to educate the cadres, the elites of tomorrow?
  3. (typography) A typeface with 12 characters per inch.
    Coordinate term: pica

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From Dutch elite, from French élite.

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elite (plural elites)

  1. elite

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Borrowed from French élite.

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elite f (plural elites)

  1. elite (group with a high or privileged status)

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The term may be used with negative as well as positive connotations, but negative connotations tend to predominate, especially in contemporary political discourse. Overall the term has a more negative ring than French élite or English elite.

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  • Afrikaans: elite

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Borrowed from French élite.[1][2]

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  • Hyphenation: e‧li‧te

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elite f (plural elites)

  1. elite (group with higher status)
    Synonym: escol
  2. elite (person who is among the best at certain task)

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  1. ^ “elite” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. ^ “elite” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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elite f (plural elites)

  1. Alternative form of élite

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