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Look up: elite

  1. elite
    1. (language) A Lisp variant originally implemented for DEC-20s by Chuck Hedrick of Rutgers. 2. (language) A common abbreviation for Emacs Lisp. Use of this abbreviation is discouraged because 'Elisp' is or was a trademark. [Still a trademark? Whose?] (1995-04-04)
    Found on http://foldoc.org/elite

  2. elite
    [Adjective] When someone is the best at what they do.
    Example: He is an Olympic champion. He is an elite athlete.
    Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary

  3. elite
    [n] - a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. elite
    pertaining to plants,trees and stands,verified by appropriate testing as superior or desirable under a specified propagation system Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • a typewriter spacing system having 12 characters to the linear inch. Category: ...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Élite
    É`lite' noun [ French, from élire to choose, Latin eligere . See Elect .] A choice or select body; the flower; as, the élite of society.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/É/21

  6. Élite
    É`lite' (ā`lēt') noun See Army organization , Switzerland .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/É/21

  7. elite
    elite group noun a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. Elite
    • (n.) A choice or select body; the flower; as, the elite of society. • (n.) See Army organization, Switzerland.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. elite
    (from the article `oligarchy`) ...In this sense, oligarchy is a debased form of aristocracy, which denotes government by the few in which power is vested in the best individuals. ... During this period Peter`s administrative reforms began to bear fruit. The Table of Ranks became the framework for a class of servicemen whose lives ... ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/22

  10. elite
    elite 1. Belonging to an elite, especially in being more talented, privileged, or highly trained that the rest. 2. A group or class of people enjoying superior intellectual, social, or economic status. 3. A small group of people within a larger group who have more power, social standing, wealth, o...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  11. Elité
    a brand name used by Nylstar for its PBT (polybutylterephthalate) fibre.
    Found on http://www.textilesintelligence.com/glo/

  12. elite
    A small group of people with a disproportionate amount of public decision-making power.
    Found on http://polisci.nelson.com/glossary.html

  13. elite
    A small group with power in a society, having privileges and status above others. An elite may be cultural, educational, religious, political (also called `the establishment` or `the governing circles`), or social. Sociological interest has centred on how such minorities get, use, and hold on to power, and on what distinguishes ...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  14. Elite
    (disambiguation) The `elite` are a group or class deemed to be in some way superior. `Elite` may refer to: Companies: In fiction: Videogames: Products: Vehicle related: Other: See also:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite

  15. Elite
    (video game) `Elite` is a seminal space trading computer game, originally published by Acornsoft in 1984 for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron computers. The game`s title derives from one of the player`s goals of raising their combat rating to the exalted heights of "Elite." I...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite

  16. Elite
    `Elite` (occasionally spelled `élite`) (Latin, eligere - "to elect") refers to an exceptional and/or privileged group that wields considerable power within its sphere of influence. Depending on the context, this power might be physical, spiritual, intellectual and/or financial. V...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite

  17. Elite
    (comics) `Elite`, in `comics`, may refer to: :* Justice League Elite, a DC Comics title concerning an extension of the Justice League team incorporating members of the above group See also:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite

  18. Elite
    (song) "`Elite`" is a song by American rock band Deftones from their 2000 album White Pony. In 2001, Deftones won a Grammy for performing "Elite", and received an award for Best Metal Performance. "Elite" was also featured on the Dragon Ball Z feature film Lord Slug.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite



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9 February 2012

This day in history:
At 7.01pm on 9 February 1996, the IRA ended its 17-month ceasefire with a blast that rocked east London, injured more than 100 people, one critically, and thrust Northern Ireland back into political ferment. After one hour of shock and hectic checking with the security forces who, like the Government, were taken 'completely by surprise', Prime Minister John Major attacked the bombing as 'an appalling outrage'. He called upon Sinn Fein and the IRA to condemn unequivocally those who planted the bomb near South Quay railway station on the Isle of Dogs. read more

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