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Plural of elite

regular plural

The plural of elite is elites.

Forms of elite

Singularelite /ɪˈliːt/
Pluralelites
Countablecountable

Elites in a sentence

  • the hubris of the elites
  • Is there a nobler or more disinterested aim than to educate the cadres, the elites of tomorrow?1964 August 7, “France's Culture Corps”, in Time
  • Plummy students and the managerial elites might accrue ever-more virtue points through embracing the gender ideology.2026 January 23, Brendan O'Neill, “Gender ideology has been a disaster for working-class women”, in The Spectator. From the entry plummy
  • The Democrats are a party controlled by elites, liberals and special interest groups.2025 January 31, Doug Sosnik, “Trump is Already Failing. That’s the Key to a Big Democratic Rebound.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry special interest group
  • European alarmism has already encouraged a growing chorus of Russian elites to engage in mirror imaging.2025 December 20, Hanna Notte, “Europe risks a self-fulfilling prophecy over Russia threat”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times…. From the entry mirror imaging

Meaning of elite

  1. adjective Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
  2. adjective Representing the choicest or most select of a group.
  3. noun 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.

Full definition of elite

Questions about the plural of elite

What is the plural of elite?
The plural of elite is elites.
Is elite countable?
Elite is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: elite (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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