elite

noun1 of 2

important people of high status

• “Elite soldiers are almost always selected among the special forces.”Tatoeba
• “On the whole, the elite are not sensitive to criticism.”Tatoeba

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adjective2 of 2

Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.