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elite

Definition for elite

adjective as in best, first-class

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Zandanshatar took office in June after thousands of young people demonstrated in the capital Ulaanbaatar, venting frustration at wealthy elites, corruption and injustice.

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The definition of an elite education has been undergoing revision of late, as top universities from Harvard to Columbia to Northwestern have too often betrayed their commitment to free inquiry on campus.

“I always say to people, business is the only sport where you can play at an elite level with no God-given talent.”

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The Shinawatra clan has for two decades been the key foe of Thailand's pro-military, pro-royalty elite who view their populist brand of politics as a threat to the traditional social order.

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This Marie Antoinette-level empathy for how other people live and think has been the biggest problem with what we might continue to call elite news organizations in the past 30 years.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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