traditional elite

collocation in English

meaningsoftraditionalandelite

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traditional
adjective
uk
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/us
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/
following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that have continued in a group of people or society for a long time ...
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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 oftraditionalandelitefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These are not thetraditionalelitefamilies.
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He tried to sharpen the boundaries between the new elite and thetraditionalelite.
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In this situation, a discourse encodingtraditionalelitevalues was synthesized with that of instrumental reason.
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These maskilim broke away from thetraditionalelite, and became well-known as physicians, scientists, or philosophers with their own specific traits and professional identities.
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It is therefore not surprising that thetraditionalelitereacted defensively to prevent the breakdown of norms and accused those unable to resist temptation of heresy.
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As for those early maskilim who held rabbinical positions, they unquestionably saw themselves, and were seen by others, as an integral part of thetraditionalelite.
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It is perhaps for this reason that he was so sure that two-thirds of representation in congress as well as the presidency would remain in hands of thetraditionalelite.
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His marriage secured his position among thetraditionaleliteand enabled him to advance socially.
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He rejected the oldtraditionalelitein favor of a new one, arising from the people, characterized by its genius and willpower.
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Although aristocratic values permeatedtraditionalelitesociety, a strong tendency toward plutocracy is indicated by the wealth requirements for census rank.
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Thetraditionaleliteand the very wealthy lived in "domus", large single-family residences, but the two kinds of housing were intermingled in the city and not segregated into separate neighborhoods.
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