Elect and Upper crust

Elect

Elect noun - Individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class.
Usage example: the members of this all-American team are the elect of collegiate football

Upper crust and elect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upper crust" instead a noun "Elect".

Upper crust

Upper crust noun - Individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class.
Usage example: the conference was a gathering of the upper crust of the computer programming industry

Elect and upper crust are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Elect" instead a noun phrase "Upper crust".
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