English noun: elite group | |||
1. | elite group (group) a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status | ||
Synonyms | elite | ||
Broader (hypernym) | upper class, upper crust | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aristocracy, beau monde, bon ton, chosen, clerisy, cream, elect, few, high society, intelligentsia, nobility, pick, smart set, society | ||
Member holonym | technocrat | ||