ruling elite

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• Intellectuals are the Shoeshine Boys of the Ruling Elite — Infobox Album | Name = Intellectuals are the Shoeshine Boys of the Ruling Elite Type = Album Artist = Killdozer Released = 1984 Recorded = 1983 Genre = Noise rock, sludge metal, black metal Length = 21:32 Label = Touch Go Producer = Butch Vig… …   Wikipedia

• Elite theory — In political science and sociology, elite theory is a theory of the state which seeks to describe and explain the power relationships in contemporary society. The theory posits that a small minority, consisting of members of the economic elite… …   Wikipedia

• Elite — For other uses, see Elite (disambiguation). Elite (occasionally spelled élite) (Latin, electus chosen ) refers to an exceptional and/or privileged group that wields considerable power within its sphere of influence. Depending on the context, this …   Wikipedia

• elite — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ governing, power (esp. AmE), ruling ▪ He was an influential member of the ruling elite. ▪ powerful, privileged ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• Ruling clique — A ruling clique is a group of people who jointly rule an oligarchic form of government.Ruling cliques generally differ from another type of oligarchy: a military junta. Military juntas are always ruled by military personnel (often high ranking… …   Wikipedia

• elite — noun Etymology: French élite, from Old French eslite, from feminine of eslit, past participle of eslire to choose, from Latin eligere Date: 1823 1. a. singular or plural in construction the choice part ; cream < the elite of the entertainment… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• elite — e|lite1 [eıˈli:t, ı ] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: , past participle of élire to choose , from Latin eligere; ELECT1] a group of people who have a lot of power and influence because they have money, knowledge, or special skills… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• élite — élite, élite theory It was the work of two nineteenth century Italians Vilfredo Pareto and Gaetano Mosca that turned the rather commonplace observation that for much of recorded human history the few have ruled the many into an important… …   Dictionary of sociology

• élite theory — élite, élite theory It was the work of two nineteenth century Italians Vilfredo Pareto and Gaetano Mosca that turned the rather commonplace observation that for much of recorded human history the few have ruled the many into an important… …   Dictionary of sociology

• Ruling class — The term ruling class refers to the social class of a given society that decides upon and sets that society s political policy. The ruling class is a particular sector of the upper class that adheres to quite specific circumstances: it has both… …   Wikipedia

• ruling class — Synonyms and related words: aedileship, archbishopric, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate, aristocracy, barons, bishopric, bureaucracy, chairmanship, chancellery, chancellorate, chancellorship, chiefery, chiefry, chieftaincy, chieftainry,… …   Moby Thesaurus