Antonyms for elites
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ih-leet, ey-leet |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlit, eɪˈlit |
Definition of elites
Origin :- 1823, from French élite "selection, choice," from Old French eslite (12c.), fem. past participle of elire, elisre "pick out, choose," from Latin eligere "choose" (see election). Borrowed in Middle English as "chosen person" (late 14c.), especially a bishop-elect; died out mid-15c.; re-introduced by Byron's "Don Juan." As an adjective by 1852. As a typeface, first recorded 1920.
- noun high-class persons
- It is inevitable that the social and economic structures be controlled by elites.
- Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
- Every such intellectual transition was followed by a Jacobin disposal and by purges of whole classes and elites.
- Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
- Yet, law aside many countries accept the intertwining of elites – business and political – as a fact of life, albeit a sad one.
- Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
Synonyms for elites
- aristocracy
- beautiful people
- best
- blue blood
- carriage trade
- celebrity
- choice
- country club set
- cream
- crème de la crème
- crowd
- elect
- establishment
- fast lane
- fat
- flower
- gentility
- gentry
- glitterati
- high society
- in-crowd
- jet-set
- main line
- nobility
- old money
- optimacy
- pride
- prime
- prize
- quality
- select
- society
- top
- upper class
- upper crust
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