governing, power (esp. AmE), ruling
He was an influential member of the ruling elite.

powerful, privileged
corrupt
educated
landed, moneyed (esp. AmE), wealthy
metropolitan, urban
local, national
foreign
Western
black, white
conservative, liberal
technocratic
the European Union's technocratic elites

business, corporate, cultural, economic, intellectual, media, military, political, professional, secular, social

create, form
These people form an elite who have the power to make decisions.

join

a member of an elite
a club for members of the business elite

Elite is used with these nouns:
athlete, circle, class, corps, force, guard, gymnast, institution, member, squad, status, troops, university