エリート
えりーと
noun
elite; member of the elite
1.
elite; member of a select, highly capable group
A person belonging to a select, highly capable or privileged group, especially in education, business, or government.
彼は会社のエリートだ。
He is one of the company's elite.
エリート社員として順調に出世した。
He rose smoothly through the ranks as an elite employee.
一流大学を出たエリートばかりが集まる職場だ。
It is a workplace gathering only elites who graduated from top universities.
From English "elite." Refers to a person in a select, highly capable or privileged group, often in business, academia, or government. Can carry a slightly negative nuance of being privileged or aloof.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- エリート社員: elite employee
- エリート意識: elitism; sense of superiority
- エリートコース: the fast track (to success)