a group of people in a society, etc. who are powerful and have a lot of influence, because they are rich, intelligent, etc. a member of the ruling/intellectual elite Public opinion is influenced by the small elite who control the media. In these countries, only the elite can afford an education for their children.
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an elite group of senior officials an elite military academySee elite in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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