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elite group(noun, expression, idiom, group, superior)
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wellborn(adjective, gentle, noble, over, aristocratic)
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corps d'elite(noun, expression, pick, best, elect)
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finest(noun, adjective, group, top, excellent)
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high-class people(noun, expression, pick, best, elect)
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pick of the bunch(noun, expression, idiom, pick, best)
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choice(noun, adjective, group, top, excellent)
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signal(adjective, top, excellent, superior, superb)
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patrician(adjective, gentle, noble, refined, over)
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a-list(noun, pick, best, elect, cream)
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baronetage(noun, upper class)
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cream of society(noun, expression, idiom, society, aristocracy)
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illuminati(noun, pick, best, elect, cream)
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most excellent(expression, adjective, group, noble, best)
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power elite(noun, people, upper class, rulling class)
6
priesthood(noun, pick, best, elect, cream)
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best people(noun, expression, society, people, aristocracy)
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barons(noun, people, upper class, rulling class)
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clique(noun, set, group, society, circle)
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cream of the crop(noun, expression, idiom, prize, pick)
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