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elites

elites is the plural of elite.

Meaning of elite

Noun

elite (plural elites)

  1. A special group or social class of people who have a superior social or economic status and attendant power, advantages, or privileges in society; a member of such a group.
    • constituting an elite
  2. An individual member of such a group.
  3. Someone who is among the best at a certain task.
    • 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.2018 November 18, Phil McNulty, “England 2 - 1 Croatia”, in BBC Sport
  4. A typeface with 12 characters per inch.

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Phrases with elites

Questions about elites

What is elites the plural of?
Elites is the plural of elite.

Words near elites in the dictionary

  1. elite overproduction
  2. elitedom
  3. elitely
  4. eliteness
  5. eliter
  6. elites
  7. elitest
  8. eliticide
  9. eliticides
  10. elitism
  11. elitisms

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