select group
Handpicked inner circle
A select group is a small number of people chosen for some distinction—elite status, special access, or exclusive membership.
The phrase emphasizes both limitation and quality: not everyone qualifies.
Only a select group of investors were invited to the private offering.
She belongs to a select group of athletes who've won multiple Olympic golds.
- eliteSuperior select group
- top tierHighest rank possible
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- inner circleExclusive group of confidants
- inner sanctumInnermost private place
clique · chosen · handpicked · privileged · VIP · club · coterie · cabal · in-crowd · old boys club · members · invitation · velvet rope · private · curated · distinguished · A-list · rarified
select groupgeneral public
People as a whole
everyone · the masses · the public · all comers · hoi polloi
select grouprabble
Disorderly, noisy crowd
riffraff · motley crew · ordinary people · hoi polloi · rank and file
select groupthe masses
Common populace collectively
everyone · everybody · mass gathering · all and sundry · broad coalition
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