ruling elite
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrulingandelite
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ruling
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈruː.lɪŋ/us/ˈruː.lɪŋ/
being in control of a country, society, etc.; making the decisions about how a country, society, etc. ...
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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 ofrulingandelitefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Therulingelitewas greatly concerned with this unrest.
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Therulingeliteof this empire was amazingly multiethnic.
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Concessions are awarded by therulingeliteto their political allies, relatives, and business partners.
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Ethnic and religious tensions among therulingeliteare presented with a high degree of detail.
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Even after the war, therulingelitewere dramatically dependent on aid.
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It is through this bargain that therulingeliteget the revenue they need.
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One can see the reciprocity involved between therulingeliteand producers.
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In order to weaken such resistance therulingelitemust provide services in return.
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The technique was not one-sided in its advantages for therulingelite.
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Therulingelitehas not only lost much of its legitimacy.
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However, very quickly therulingeliteset out to attain fiscal independence.
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In summary, the way arulingeliteraises revenue influences how state institutions evolve through time.
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This dual prominence gave them an uncommon visibility among both therulingeliteand ordinary subjects.
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In other words, the extent to whichrulingeliteprovide services in return for revenue.
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This division has been preferable to therulingeliteto class stratification.
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Therulingelitemade effective use of the government design to ensure its continued reign.
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Such lack of action has been unchallenged by the newrulingelite.
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It requires little organizational effort to collect and little interaction between therulingeliteand the bulk of society.
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The fear of a violent revolution probably played a role in convincing therulingeliteabout the necessity of reform.
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Intensification of the bottomlands by the now dynastic king andrulingelitewho controlled them must have continued.
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They objected to the secular function of helping to train therulingelitethat he had imposed on them.
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They were commissioned by therulingeliteto visualize and legitimize their claims to religious and political power.
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Consent by therulingeliteis not then a valid indicator of advantage to the general population.
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That these turned out to be attuned to therulingelitein the centre of power, may be obvious.
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Institutional quality, especially that related to state effectiveness, depends on the extent to which therulingeliteearn their revenue.
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