Thank you Stig ,
To clarify.
Number one-
e·lite or é·lite (-lt, -lt)
n. pl. elite or e·lites
1.
a. A group or class of persons or a member of such a group or class, enjoying superior intellectual, social, or economic status: "In addition to notions of social equality there was much emphasis on the role of elites and of heroes within them" Times Literary Supplement.
b. The best or most skilled members of a group: the football team's elite.
Number 2 -
Noun: elite group i'leet groop
A group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
- elite, élite [Brit]
elite:
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Adapted From: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Numero Three :roll:
-and my personal favorite since it gives the TREE of knowledge and class
elite
A noun
1 elite, elite group
a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
Category Tree: NOTICE HERE is the TREE
group; grouping
╚people
╚class; social class; socio-economic class
╚upper class; upper crust
╚elite, elite group
╚nobility; aristocracy
╚few
╚society; high society; beau monde; smart set; bon ton
╚intelligentsia; clerisy
╚cream; pick
╚chosen; elect
B adjective
1 elect, elite
selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"
Look up "elite" at Merriam-Webster
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Is "the rich elite" singular or plural?
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