elite
1. [ noun ] (sociology) a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
Synonyms: elite_group
Related terms: upper_class cream nobility society intelligentsia chosen few technocrat
2. [ adjective ] selected as the best
Synonyms: elect
Examples:

"an elect circle of artists" "elite colleges"

Related terms: selected
Similar spelling:   elute
  elate
  eluate
  Elliot
  Elliott
  elude
  eliot
  elide
  Elodea
  Ellett
  eld