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UPPER CLASS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy
Synonyms:
upper class; upper crust
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("upper class" is a kind of...):
class; social class; socio-economic class; stratum (people having the same social, economic, or educational status)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "upper class"):
elite; elite group (a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status)
aristocracy; gentry (the most powerful members of a society)
people in power; ruling class (the class of people exerting power or authority)
