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    UPPER CRUST

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchyplay

    Synonyms:

    upper class; upper crust

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Hypernyms ("upper crust" 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 crust"):

    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)

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