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counterelite

counterelite noun: a dominant and influential group that opposes or is excluded from the mainstream elite or ruling group.

Noun

counterelite (plural counterelites)

  1. A dominant and influential group that opposes or is excluded from the mainstream elite or ruling group.

Forms of counterelite

pluralcounterelites

Origin of counterelite

From counter- + elite.

Questions about counterelite

What does counterelite mean?
Counterelite means a dominant and influential group that opposes or is excluded from the mainstream elite or ruling group.
What part of speech is counterelite?
Counterelite is a noun.
What is the plural of counterelite?
The plural of counterelite is counterelites.

Words near counterelite in the dictionary

  1. counterelaborations
  2. counterelectrode
  3. counterelectrodes
  4. counterelectromotive
  5. counterelectrophoresis
  6. counterelite
  7. counterelites
  8. counterembargo
  9. counterembargoes
  10. counterembattled
  11. counterembowed

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