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eliteA 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 elites from the rest of society. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| I discovered, in the course of the conversation, that they were the daughters of a gentleman of very large estate, and belonged to the true elite of the country. No, it should not be said that he, the selected escort of the elite of Devil's Ford, had to fill himself up with whiskey before they started. He remembered that you have to prove you don't know you have it before you are eligible for Pop [an elite social club at Eton]. |
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