Cream
Cream noun - Individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class.
Usage example: the school accepts only the cream of the world's young violinists
Herd
Herd noun - The body of the community as contrasted with the elite.
Usage example: aspire to achieve something, to distinguish yourself from the herd
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