political elite
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpoliticalandelite
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political
adjective
uk/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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elite
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk/iˈliːt/us/iˈliːt/
the richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandelitefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpolitical elite
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Imagine apoliticaleliteconfronting the prospect of social unrest.
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This has minimised the incentives for thepoliticaleliteto develop a more meaningful recognition agenda.
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Political networks refer to relations to thepoliticaleliteand regulatory authorities.
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Nor is this purely an establishment phenomenon restricted to a commercial orpoliticalelite.
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Thepoliticalelitethen moved comparatively rapidly to general legislation that created riot as a felony.
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It saw such numbers of thepoliticalelitein attendance that there was an excessive crush.
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Contemporary sources suggest, however, that among thepoliticalelitethis was not the norm.
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Among thepoliticalelite, nationalism was by 1910 the dominant remedy for political and cultural chaos.
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There is also another effect of the currentpoliticaleliteon overall quality.
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However, thepoliticaleliteis overwhelmingly committed to achieving free market democracy.
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However, these economic elite often formed a substantial part of thepoliticalelite.
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The missionary movement and resultant anticlericalism produced political conflict that extended well beyond the confines of thepoliticalelite.
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Such continuities are important, not least because they concern the human context within which the new toppoliticalelitefunctions.
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What were the paths by which they entered the new toppoliticalelite, and from what backgrounds were they drawn?
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The instability of the local political environment was underlined by the political confusion among the city's formerpoliticalelite.
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Generally speaking, economic liberalisation increased the desire and ability of members of thepoliticaleliteto enrich themselves.
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In this perspective, it is ironical that the pentecostal pastors should desire to see thepoliticaleliteeating together.
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As justices are selected from the legal andpoliticalelite, they may have earnings potential beyond their judicial salary.
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The electoral system did much to strengthen the position of both the president and thispoliticalelite.
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A special internal television report that digests important international news stories is also prepared for thepoliticalelite.
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They succeed admirably in shattering the image of a monolithic, united intellectual andpoliticaleliteputting ideas in to practice.
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But, values of utilitarianism and flexibility could protect against overly moralistic policies or a programmatically rigidpoliticalelite.
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This split in the ranks of the nationalpoliticalelitehas become endemic and undermined efforts to end the war.
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Not only is thepoliticalelitetypically an exceptionally narrow one, it is almost entirely based in the capital city.
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However, the political disillusionment and frustration generated by this experience made themselves felt only at thepoliticalelitelevel.
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