Elite
Elite noun - Individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class.
Usage example: the winners of this science award represent the elite of our high schools
Top is a synonym for elite in best topic. In some cases you can use "Top" instead the word "Elite" as a noun or an adjective, when it comes to topics like better, high-class persons.
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Nevertheless, those SS divisions which were genuinely elite - Das Reich, Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, Wiking - often received top of the line equipment, sometimes over better qualified Heer units.
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In 1964 Big Boss joins the highly elite and top secret unit known as FOX (the precursor to the FOXHOUND unit Solid Snake was a part of) as its original ace operative, at age 29.
Source: Improbable Age -
To top it off, they have their own elite models in the Lancer, Battlewagon, and Commander.
Source: Elite Mooks
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