ih lit
noun
1. (usu. used with a pl. verb) the best, taken collectively. The prizewinners were the elite among the competitors.
2. (used with a pl. verb) those having the greatest authority or privilege or highest status. It’s a posh restaurant and caters to the elite.
3. a type size, as on a typewriter, with twelve characters per inch.
adjective
chosen as the best.
She was proud to belong to an elite marching corps.