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elite
adjective as in best, first-class
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aristocratic, gilt-edged, greatest, select, selected, tiptop, top-drawer, top-notch, topflight, upper-class, world-class
noun as in high-class persons
Strongest matches
Strong matches
best, choice, cream, crowd, elect, fat, flower, gentility, gentry, nobility, pride, prime, prize, quality, top
Weak matches
beautiful people, blue blood, carriage trade, country-club set, crème de la crème, fast lane, glitterati, high society, in-crowd, jet-set, main line, old money, optimacy, select, upper class, upper crust
Example Sentences
Zandanshatar took office in June after thousands of young people demonstrated in the capital Ulaanbaatar, venting frustration at wealthy elites, corruption and injustice.
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.”
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.
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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