Elite and Glory

Elite

Elite noun - Individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class.

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Glory and elite are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Glory" instead a noun "Elite".

Nearby Words: elitist, elitism

Glory noun - Public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement.

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Elite and glory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Elite" instead a noun "Glory".

old	old elite	old glory
original	original elite	original glory
corrupt	corrupt elite	corrupt glory
bad	bad elite	bad glory
Other adjectives: personal, white, societal, political, former, military.

Still, they were a badass elite unit, especially famous for their death-or-glory charge at Somosierra in 1808.

Source: Useful Notes / Poles with Poleaxes
In "Old Hatreds" the elite guard plays the role of boss, but in "A Blaze of Glory" they're degraded to Elite Mooks.

Source: Video Game / WarCraft aka: Warcraft III
In-universe, elite units like Storm Troopers or Kasrkin are often derided as "Glory Boys" and "Toy Soldiers" by the regular soldiery.

Source: Literature / Imperial Guard

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