Phrase Hound found 8 phrases and 23 compound words that contain elite. The most common are listed below. Open elite in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 8
- Elite EightThe eight teams participating in the regional finals of the NCAA Division I tournament, one of whom will become the national champion.
- elite captureThe careful and patient cultivation, by Chinese agents, of goodwill among high-ranking individuals in foreign countries to promote the aims of the Chinese Communist Party.
- elite overproductionA situation in which there are more wealthy, well-educated, and ambitious elite individuals than can be absorbed by the existing positions of power, authority, and prestige.
- coastal eliteA certain stereotype of an extraordinarily wealthy person who is out of touch or privileged compared to the average person.
- liberal eliteA stereotype describing a wealthy, educated class perceived as conveniently championing progressive policies and causes that don’t threaten their elite position (e.g. social liberalism, environmentalism), while dismissing those that do …
- metropolitan eliteSynonym of liberal elite: A stereotype describing a wealthy, educated class perceived as conveniently championing progressive policies and causes that don’t threaten their elite position (e.g. social liberalism, environmentalism), while …
- anti-eliteAlternative form of antielite: Opposing an elite or elitism.
- elite ball knowledgeExpert knowledge, especially on a subject considered to be niche.
Compound words 23
- antieliteOpposing an elite or elitism.
- cybereliteAn elite in the world of computers or in cyberspace.
- elitenessThe quality of being elite.
- elitedomThe realm or sphere of the elite.
- technoeliteAn elite facilitated by technology such as computer networks.
- countereliteA dominant and influential group that opposes or is excluded from the mainstream elite or ruling group.
- elitarianOne who believes that a society or community should be ruled by an elite.
- elitelyIn an elite manner.
- eliticideThe targeted killing of the leadership of a group (to cripple it), for example at the beginning of a genocide or during a revolution.
- elitocracyRule by an elite.