elite Definition

elite
élite
noun

1. The best, most important or most powerful people within society.

Thesaurus: aristocracy, gentry, society, nobility, establishment, high society, elect, crème de la crème.
2. The best of a group or profession.
3. In typewriting: a size of type, twelve characters per inch.

adj

1. Best, most important or most powerful.

Etymology: 18c: French, from Latin eligere to choose.