Meaning | The class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy. |
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Synonym | upper class |
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Narrower | elite, elite group | A group or class of persons enjoying / enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status |
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gentry, aristocracy | The most powerful members of a society |
ruling class, people in power | The class of people exerting power or authority |
Broader | class, stratum, social class, socio-economic class | People having the same social, economic, or educational status |
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Spanish | clase alta |
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Catalan | classe alta |
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