Английский Этимологический словарь - elite
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~ n 1 a group of people who have a lot of power and influence because they have money, knowledge, or special skills (a small privileged elite) 2 elite corps/squad/college etc a group of people that contains the best, most educated etc people of a larger group (an elite corps of officers) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(elites) 1. You can refer to the most powerful, rich, or talented people within a particular group, place, or society as the elite. ...a government comprised mainly of the elite... We have a political elite in this country. N-COUNT 2. Elite people or organizations are considered to be the best of their kind. ...the elite troops of the President’s bodyguard. ADJ: ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: French elite, from Old French eslite, from feminine of eslit, past participle of eslire to choose, from Latin eligere Date: 1823 1. a. singular or plural in construction the choice part ; cream the ~ of the entertainment world b. singular or plural in construction the best of a class superachievers who dominate the computer ~ — Marilyn Chase c. singular or plural in construction the socially superior part of society how the ~ live — A P World how the French-speaking ~…was changing — Economist d. a group of persons who by virtue of position or education exercise much power or influence members of the ruling ~ the intellectual ~s of the country e. a member of such an ~ — usually used in plural the ~s…, pursuing their studies in Europe — Robert Wernick 2. a typewriter type providing 12 characters to the linear inch • ~ adjective ELITE chiefly British variant of elite ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. элита, отборная часть, цвет (общества и т. п.) 2. верхушка a power elite of the major political party —- обладающая (реальной) властью верхушка крупнейшей политической партии 3. шрифт пишущей машинки в 12 знаков на дюйм; цицеро ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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