- a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
- Elite (occasionally spelled élite) is taken originally from the Latin, eligere, "to elect". In sociology as in general usage, the elite is a hypothetical group of relatively small size, that is dominant within a large society, having a privileged status perceived as being envied by others of a
- A group of people considered to be the best in a particular society or category, esp. because of their power, talent, or wealth
- elect: selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"
- A size of letter in typewriting, with 12 characters to the inch (about 4.7 to the centimeter)