| 1. | (often used with a plural verb ) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons. |
| 2. | (used with a plural verb ) persons of the highest class: Only the elite were there. |
| 3. | a group of persons exercising the major share of authority or influence within a larger group: the power elite of a major political party. |
| 4. | a type, approximately 10-point in printing-type size, widely used in typewriters and having 12 characters to the inch. Compare pica 1 . |
| 5. | representing the most choice or select; best: an elite group of authors. |
