I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ governing , power ( esp. AmE ), ruling
▪
He was an influential member of the ruling ~.
▪ powerful , privileged
▪ corrupt
▪ educated
▪ landed , moneyed ( esp. AmE ), wealthy
▪ metropolitan , urban
▪ local , national
▪ foreign
▪ Western
▪ black , white
▪ conservative , liberal
▪ technocratic
▪
the European Union's technocratic ~s
▪ business , corporate , cultural , economic , intellectual , media , military , political , professional , secular , social
VERB + ELITE
▪ create , form
▪
These people form an ~ who have the power to make decisions.
▪ join
PHRASES
▪ a member of an ~
▪
a club for members of the business ~
II.
adj.
Elite is used with these nouns: ↑ athlete , ↑ circle , ↑ class , ↑ corps , ↑ force , ↑ guard , ↑ gymnast , ↑ institution , ↑ member , ↑ squad , ↑ status , ↑ troops , ↑ university