<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>the choicest or best of anything considered collectively, especially of a group or class of people: The elite of the contemporary art scene were all represented at the gallery.</li><li>people of the highest financial or social level of society: Only the elite received invites to the event.</li><li>a group of people exercising the major share of authority or influence within a larger group: The scandal involved most members of the political party's power elite.</li><li>a member of a group of people who have a great deal of power, influence, or social capital: The elites don't care about ordinary people's problems.</li><li>a type, widely used in typewriters, that is approximately 10-point in size and has 12 characters to the inch.</li></ul><p><strong>adjective</strong></p><ul><li>representing the choicest or most select; best: The program is taught by an elite group of authors.</li></ul>