Look up: elite

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   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
   
   
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   elite
   [n] - a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
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   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)
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   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: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
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   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
   
   
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   Élite
   É`lite' (ā`lēt') noun See Army organization , Switzerland .
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/É/21
   
   
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   elite
   elite group noun a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
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   Elite
   `Elite` (also spelled `Élite or 1337`) is taken from the Latin, `eligere`, `to elect`. In sociology as in general usage, the élite is a relatively small dominant group within a larger society, which enjoys a privileged status which is upheld by individuals of lower social status within the structure of a group. When applied to an individual, as in the phrase `many elites come from this squad,` the usage quite economically both refers to an indiv...
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   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
   
   
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    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
    
    
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    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, or talent than the rest of the group. 4. Etymology: from...
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    Elité
    a brand name used by Nylstar for its PBT (polybutylterephthalate) fibre.
    Found on http://www.textilesintelligence.com/glo/
    
    
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    elite
    A small group of people with a disproportionate amount of public decision-making power.
    Found on http://polisci.nelson.com/glossary.html