Definition of
ELITE
a: A group or class of persons or a member of such a group or class, enjoying superior intellectual, social, or economic status:
b : the choice part
: cream <the
elite of the entertainment world
c : the best of a class <superachievers who dominate the computer
elite
d : the socially superior part of society <how the French-speaking
elite…was changing
e : a group of persons who by virtue of position or education exercise much power or influence <members of the ruling
elite
f : a member of such an elite —usually used in plural <the
elites …