Definition
The most powerful, skilled, or respected people in a group or society.
Etymology
From French 'élite' meaning 'the chosen,' from Old French 'eslire' (to select or choose). The word carries the sense of being selected as the best.
Kelly Says
Interestingly, throughout history, elites often become disconnected from regular people—studies on class mobility show that elite groups tend to create barriers that make it harder for others to join them.
Translations
ARالعربية
إِخْتِصَاص (Ikhtīṣāṣ)
ee-kht-ee-sah
BNবাংলা
শ্রেষ্ঠ
shresh-th
CSČeština
elity
eh-lee-tee
DEDeutsch
Eliten
eye-leht-en
ELΕλληνικά
ελites (Elites)
eh-lee-tees
FISuomi
eliitti
eh-lee-ee-ti
FRFrançais
élites
eh-leeht
GUGU
એલિટ (Elīṭ)
eh-lee-t
HEעברית
אליטה (Eliyta)
eh-lee-tah
HIहिन्दी
विशेषज्ञ (Viseṣajña)
vee-sheh-sh-aj-nya
IDBahasa Indonesia
elit
eh-leet
ITItaliano
élite
eh-leeet
JA日本語
エリート (Erīto)
eh-ree-toh
KKKK
элита (Elita)
eh-lee-tah
KMKM
អ្នកខ្ពស់
ahn-k-h-p-soh
KO한국어
엘리트 (Eriteu)
el-lee-teuh
MRMR
एलिट (Elīṭ)
eh-lee-t
MSBahasa Melayu
elit
eh-leet
MYမြန်မာ
အကောင်းဆုံး
ah-ka-ung-su-n
NLNederlands
elit
eh-leet
PAPA
ਇਕਸਾਰ (Ikṣār)
ee-k-saar
PLPolski
elity
eh-lee-tee
PTPortuguês
elites
eh-lee-tes
RORomână
eliti
eh-lee-tee
RUРусский
элиты (Elity)
eh-lee-ty
TAதமிழ்
மேல்நிலை
may-lan-ai
TEతెలుగు
వేగవంత
vey-ga-vanth
THไทย
กลุ่มคนชั้นสูง
khlum-kon-chan-song
TRTürkçe
elitler
eh-lee-tler
UKУкраїнська
еліта (Elita)
yeh-lee-tah
URاردو
الطبقة العليا
al-tab-qah al-`ula
VITiếng Việt
tầng lớp ưu tú
tang-loh-oo-too
ZH中文
精英 (Jīngjiān)
jing-jee-an