elites

/IH0 L IY1 T S/
noun
  1. 1

    A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as, the elite of society.

  2. 2

    Someone who is among the best at a certain task.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/elite, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/elites