economic elite

collocation in English

meaningsofeconomicandelite

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economic
adjective
uk
/ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk/us
/ˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪk/
relating to trade, industry, ...
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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 ofeconomicandelitefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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All these problems were located outside the sphere of action of theeconomicelite.
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For theeconomicelitethe privatisation policy has been a means to consolidate a power position.
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However, theseeconomiceliteoften formed a substantial part of the political elite.
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There was some continuity as thirteen of theeconomiceliteinterviewees had held similar elite positions prior to 1991.
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They are composed of members of theeconomiceliteand/or of producer groups, "like-minded" experts, high-level civil servants, and scientists.
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Especially now, during times of economic uncertainty, it is preferable to the political andeconomicelitethat divisions within society be based on ethnicity rather than class.
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On the one hand, "meat and fish" eating establishments are patronized not only, not even preferably, by theeconomicelitebut also by a growing middle class.
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I believe that all that gave cause for concern to the political andeconomicelite.
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Policy discussion groups offer venues through which members of theeconomiceliteand producer groups can develop specific policy ideas that are technically sound and compatible with existing state capacities.
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More strikingly, only two members of theeconomicelitewere members of the administrative and political segment before 1991, while twenty-eight of them are completely new elite members.
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There will only be unity in the country if there is renewed trust in the political andeconomicelitethere.
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Its political andeconomicelitemust support the move.
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Those men receiving pensions tended to form theeconomicelitein their villages.
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This democracy, however, proved to favor only the political andeconomiceliteof the country.
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They form a significant part of the kingdom's political andeconomicelite.
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Many factors, pluralists believe, have ended the domination of the political sphere by aneconomicelite.
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Between 1951 and 1960, the major political parties played leading roles in unifying and locally mobilizing theeconomicelite.
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The military's senior officers opposed the coalition's plans, and had close ties with the country political andeconomicelite, who also opposed them.
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The armed forces were feared, inflation rose almost 40%, capital flight reached an estimated $1 billion, and theeconomiceliteavoided paying taxes.
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