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nonelite

nonelite adjective: not a member of the elite.

Adjective

nonelite (not comparable)

  1. Not a member of the elite.
    • For the nonelite, seeing the inauguration in Washington involves standing on the Mall[…]2009 January 17, Gail Collins, “Imagining the Inaugural”, in New York Times

Noun

nonelite (plural nonelites)

  1. Any group that is not an elite.

Forms of nonelite

Adjective
alternative formnon-elite
Noun
pluralnonelites

Origin of nonelite

From non- + elite.

Questions about nonelite

What does nonelite mean?
Nonelite means not a member of the elite.
What part of speech is nonelite?
Nonelite can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nonelite in the dictionary

  1. nonelevator
  2. noneligibility
  3. noneligible
  4. noneliminated
  5. nonelimination
  6. nonelite
  7. nonelites
  8. nonelitism
  9. nonelitist
  10. nonelitists
  11. nonellipsoidal

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