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Overclass

A powerful, privileged social class.

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noun
  1. 1

    A powerful, privileged social class.

    "They spoke disparagingly of America's white overclass."

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upper classnounThose people at the top of a social hierarchy.
who's whonoun(countable, sometimes capitalized) A publication containing biographies of well-known or important people.
uppertendomnounThe very highest social class; the upper ten.
superrichnounVery wealthy people, considered as a class.
poshocracynounA social elite.
aristocracynounThe nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.
elitenounA special group or social class of people who have a superior social or economic status and attendant power, advantages, or privileges in society; a member of such a group.
ultrarichnounThe wealthiest class of people.
elite overproductionnounA situation in which there are more wealthy, well-educated, and ambitious elite individuals than can be absorbed by the existing positions of power, authority, and prestige.
nomenklaturanoun(collective) The people on such lists; (by extension), any privileged class, a social or political elite.
upper crustnoun(idiomatic, usually with the) The social elite, the highest social class.
upper-crusternoun(informal) A member of the social elite, the highest social class.
massesnoun(generically) People, especially a large number of people; the general population.
richWealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
polite societynounThat portion of society that is especially concerned with etiquette, proper behavior, and politeness.
executive classnounSynonym of business class.
professional classnoun(in the plural) The groups in society composed of highly educated professionals.
hoi polloinoun(collective) The common people; the masses. (Used with or without the definite article.)
uppercrusternounA member of the upper crust; a social elite.
élitenounAlternative spelling of elite. [A special group or social class of people who have a superior social or economic status and attendant power, advantages, or privileges in society; a member of such a group.]

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