superelite

noun
/suːpəɹɪˈliːt/

Etymology

From super- + elite.

  1. derived from eligere
  2. derived from elit
  3. inherited from elit
  4. prefixed as superelite — “super + elite

Definitions

  1. An elite that ranks above the regular elite.

    • This meant that high-school graduates were in effect an elite, and since only a minority of them went on to the universities, university graduates were a superelite.
    • This all-out goal is combined with an apparent readiness to launch nuclear aggression whenever its calculations “assure” the survival of the few thousand superelite of the United States.
  2. Being above and beyond elite.

    • There are also two superelite champagnes, which are produced in a very limited quantity.
    • Three had their own practices, and two had become public figures. One was salaried but had attained the superelite position of partnership in a Wall Street Firm.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA