elite group
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5.0
- noun
- /ɪˈliːt ɡruːp/
:
grupo élite
- And the women who preside over our social and artistic endeavors form an elite group.
- a small elite group
- only an elite group
- various elite groups
What has happened is that there's been a rejection of the, the, the elite group that has been running those countries up to, to now.
- What has happened is that there's been a rejection of the, the, the elite group that has been running those countries up to, to now.
- So it's both art and science that are necessary for an elite group of thinkers to come to conclusion.
- But instead it's going to take an elite group of specialized technocrats and benevolent dictator like leaders that look after your best interests.
- You know, this whole idea that it's this clubby elite group of celebrities who are deigning to speak with the great unwashed about the future of this country.
- I invented this elite group of kids in Harnett County.
- But it used to be this almost a sign of you're I'm an outcast or I'm part of this elite group that doesn't fit with the rest of society.
- You are a part of an elite group if you have one of these we're we're we're on the way to sell these out.
- A whole fucking town was killed by an elite group that was actually trained with the US Marines.
Examples
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Francisco Goya belongs to that elite group of European artists whose work is more or less known to the general public.
Academic text (1991) -
Today you'll join an elite group of dedicated and dependable professionals.
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How would she manage to break into that elite group?
Fiction book (1996) -
I'm part of a very elite group.
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The middle class will disappear, and a certain elite group will control the government.
Blog text (8) -
I represent an elite group of military commanders.
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The party is an elite group of rulers over the people.
Academic text (2000) -
That was very interesting and very challenging, being in an elite group of bright young physicists and competing with them.
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You are now part of an elite group of women that dates back to 1890, and no matter where you go in life, you will always be a "Princess."
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Today you'll join an elite group of dedicated and dependable professionals.
Synonyms
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4.7
A small group of the most powerful or rich people in a society
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7.2
A small group of rich, powerful families who inherit titles and wealth
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3.4
A social group with the most money and power
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3.4
A small group of people who control the government and have most money
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6.8
A small group of the richest and most important people in society
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7.7
A group of people with liberal views who have more money, status, and influence
A group of people who think they are better than others
Antonyms
How Elite
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'elite' denotes those with superior status and 'group' denotes a collection of people, so 'elite group' straightforwardly means a group of privileged or powerful people. This adjective+noun construction is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Elite group comes from the word elite, which long ago meant 'chosen', and the word group meaning people together. So an elite group is a small set of people chosen to be at the top, with more power, money, or special position.