Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To choose; elect.
- noun One chosen; a person elected.
- noun A choice or select body; the best part: as, the élite of society.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A choice or select body; the flower.
- noun See
Army organization ,Switzerland .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Alternative spelling of
elite . - noun Alternative spelling of
elite .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective selected as the best
- noun a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
Etymologies
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Borrowing from French élite
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