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elite
English
Alternative forms
- élite
Etymology
From Middle English elit, from Old French elit, eslit (“chosen, elected”) past participle of elire, eslire (“to choose, elect”), from Latin eligere (“to choose, elect”), with past participle electus; see elect.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??li?t/, /??li?t/, /??li?t/, /e??li?t/
- Rhymes: -i?t
Adjective
elite (comparative eliter or more elite, superlative elitest or most elite)
- Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
- Representing the choicest or most select of a group.
- 2013, Louise Taylor, English talent gets left behind as Premier League keeps importing (in The Guardian, 20 August 2013)[1]
- Not since Coventry in 1992 has a Premier League side kicked off a campaign with an all-English XI but things have reached the point where, of the 61 signings who have cost the elite division's 20 clubs a transfer fee this summer, only 12 have involved Englishmen.
- 2013, Louise Taylor, English talent gets left behind as Premier League keeps importing (in The Guardian, 20 August 2013)[1]
Translations
Noun
elite (plural elites)
- A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as, the elite of society.
- Someone who is among the best at a certain task.
- 1964, "France's Culture Corps," Time, 7 Aug.,
- Is there a nobler or more disinterested aim than to educate the cadres, the elites of tomorrow?
- 1964, "France's Culture Corps," Time, 7 Aug.,
- (typography) A typeface with 12 characters per inch.
- Coordinate term: pica
Derived terms
- global elite
- power elite
Related terms
- elect
- elitism
- elitist
- elegant
- eligible
- l33t
- select
- selection
Translations
References
- elite at OneLook Dictionary Search
- elite in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- elite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- elite in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- "elite" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 112.
Anagrams
- Eitel, Leite, Tiele
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch elite, from French élite.
Noun
elite (plural elites)
- elite
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French élite.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e??li.t?/
- Hyphenation: eli?te
- Rhymes: -it?
Noun
elite f (plural elites)
- elite (group with a high or privileged status)
Usage notes
The term may be used with negative as well as positive connotations, but negative connotations tend to predominate, especially in contemporary political discourse. Overall the term has a more negative ring than French élite or English elite.
Derived terms
- bedrijfselite
- bestuurselite
- elitair
- elite-eenheid
- elitehaver
- elitekorps
- elitetroep
- elitisme
- elitist
- elitistisch
- zakenelite
Descendants
- Afrikaans: elite
Portuguese
Etymology
From French élite.
Noun
elite f (plural elites)
- elite (group with higher status)
- Synonym: escol
- elite (person who is among the best at certain task)
Further reading
- “elite” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Noun
elite f (plural elites)
- Alternative form of élite
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antielite
English
Alternative forms
- anti-elite
Etymology
From anti- +? elite.
Adjective
antielite (comparative more antielite, superlative most antielite)
- (sociology) Opposing an elite or elitism.
Related terms
- antielitism
Translations
Noun
antielite (plural antielites)
- One who is antielite; a proponent of antielitism.
Portuguese
Etymology
From anti- +? elite.
Adjective
antielite (invariable, comparable)
- (sociology) antielitist (opposed to elitism)
- Synonym: antielitista
antielite From the web:
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