echelon, aristocracy, clique, upper crust, oligarchy, superclass, coterie, underclass, hierarchy, aristocrats, top, upwardly mobile, nomenklatura, hoi polloi, nouveau riche, ranks, intelligentsia, superstars, untouchables, cadre, overachievers, dilettantes, nobodies, stratum, praetorian, misfits, gerontocracy, hotshots, pinnacle, rungs, inner circle, insular, petty bourgeoisie, bourgeoisie, prima donnas, triumvirate, powerhouse, egoists, meritocracies, rans, immortals, paupers, socialites, plutocrats, glitterati, lumpenproletariat, elitism, cabal, tightly knit, prestige, pecking order, praetorian guard, demigods, outsider, millionaires, renegade, academics, powerbrokers, helots, academy, dynasty, gentry, invitees, fringes, jocks, satraps, comprador, plebeians, egotists, pantheon, collegians, proletariat, prodigies, neophytes, luxury, intellectuals, heirarchy, bourgeois, mediocrities, heavyweights, patricians, flunkies, fiefdom, wannabes, pedigree, athletes, supremacy, landed gentry, nonentities, clubbish, arriviste, wiliest, amateur, masters, blueblood, caliber, abler, overachieving, tycoons, greenhorns, greats, elites, leaders, enclave, notables, community, hegemony, capitalists, culture, bureaucrats, ethos, oligarchies, mainstream, enclaves, leadership, oligarchs, nonelite, class, middleclass, upperclass, workingclass, lowerclass, american, literate, fijian, hegemonic, mexicanamerican, muslim, tional, westernized, afrikaner, assimilated, catholic, elitist

aristocracy, beau monde, bon ton, chosen, clerisy, cream, elect, few, high society, intelligentsia, nobility, pick, smart set, society

a-team, beau monde, bon ton, brahman, brahmin, clerisy, cossack, elitism, elitist, few, force 17, high society, intelligentsia, jose ortega y gasset, mandarin, ortega y gasset, populism, praetorian guard, rarefied, rarified, republican guard, sayeret, sayeret mat'kal, sayeret matkal, smart set, society, technocrat, united states army rangers, unpatronized, white-shoe

upper class, upper crust

elect, selected