elite unit

collocation in English

meaningsofeliteandunit

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withelite.
elite
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/iˈliːt/us
/iˈliːt/
the richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in ...
See more atelite
unit
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.nɪt/us
/ˈjuː.nɪt/
a single thing or a separate part of ...
See more atunit

(Definition ofeliteandunitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofelite unit

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Thiseliteunitexisted between 1016 and 1066.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Many of the members of thiseliteunitwere arrested.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It is aneliteunitthat can be rapidly sent anywhere in the world.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Under his successors it was reduced in size, but remained aneliteunit.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Additionally, the title symbolizes the multi-national nature of theeliteunit.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Aneliteunit, the officers were carefully picked due to the required level in independent command.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
However, sometimes the wordseliteunitare somewhat sloppily used to simply imply unit that is better than other.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Thiseliteunitspecialises in direct armed encounters with adversaries, whether it be on foot or on the bonnet of a speeding car.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Since its creation the regiment became aneliteunit, responsible for the escort of the royal family, being mostly composed of aristocratic officers.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In the narrowest sense of the word, elite units refer only to units of soldiers picked from ordinary troops or recruits to form aneliteunit.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Many failed and were sent to normal infantry battalions, but those who succeeded enjoyed the kudos of belonging to aneliteunitand were determined to prove their own worth.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofelite
Go to the definition ofunit
See other collocations withelite