- the choicest or best of anything considered collectively, especially of a group or class of people: The elite of the contemporary art scene were all represented at the gallery.
- (used with a plural verb)
- people of the highest financial or social level of society: Only the elite received invites to the event.
- a group of people exercising the major share of authority or influence within a larger group: The scandal involved most members of the political party's power elite.
- a member of a group of people who have a great deal of power, influence, or social capital: The elites don't care about ordinary people's problems.
- a type, widely used in typewriters, that is approximately 10-point in size and has 12 characters to the inch.
- representing the choicest or most select; best: The program is taught by an elite group of authors.
- the most powerful, rich, gifted, or educated members of a group, community, etc
- a typewriter typesize having 12 characters to the inch
- of, relating to, or suitable for an elite; exclusive
