elite
US: /eɪˈɫit/, /ɪˈɫit/
UK: /ɪlˈiːt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
elite- Một kiểu chữ, in được 12 ký tự trong mỗi inch
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun[C+sing./pl. v.] a group of people in a society, etc. who are powerful and have a lot of influence, because they are rich, intelligent, etc: a member of the ruling / intellectual elite + Public opinion is influenced by the small elite who control the media. + In these countries, only the elite can afford an education for their children.
elite adjective [only before noun]: an elite group of senior officials + an elite military academy
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 elite, gentry, aristocracy, aristocrats, elect, upper class, nobility, privileged class, blue bloods, crème de la crème, haut monde, jet set, jet-setters, US Four Hundred, F.F.V., First Families of Virginia, Colloq upper crust, beautiful people, Brit nobs:
The economic collapse had barely touched the wealthy élite.
adj.
2 elite, aristocratic, elect, upper-class, privileged, blue-blooded, noble, exclusive, choice, best, top:
She socializes with rather an élite group of people.
Collocation
ADJ.
governing, ruling | business, political, social
VERB + ELITE
create, form
These people form an elite who have the power to make decisions.
| join
PHRASES
a member of an elite
a club for members of the business elite
Concise dictionary
elites|éliteeɪ'liːtnoun
+a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
adj.
+selected as the best
