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  • adjective Not a member of the elite

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non- +‎ elite

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Examples

  • A rich new vein for airline fees is early boarding, which American Airlines and United Airlines already sell to their nonelite frequent fliers.

    When Does It Pay to Trade Up Your Technology? Cristina Lourosa-Ricardo 2011

  • It also would have been a blow to the nonelite travelers who can buy access to the roomier seats for $9 to $109 one-way or pay $425 a year for such an upgrade on all United flights.

    United Continental to Expand Economy Plus to Continental Jets Susan Carey 2011

  • For example, people with roughly the maximum VO2 max that nonelite athletes achieve through training should be able to run a marathon in three hours and 10 minutes without the vicious end-fade.

    The Week in Ideas 2010

  • On average, "everybody" is dumber than the elite, so naturally SAT scores have gone down over time as a higher proportion of nonelite students take the test.

    Test Scores, Colleges and Outcomes 2011

  • This large gender gap has persisted for two decades in all kinds of races — high school and college meets, elite and nonelite road races — and it jibes with other studies reporting that male runners train harder and are more motivated by competition, Dr. Deaner says.

    “As Barriers Disappear, Some Gender Gaps Widen” 2008

  • Note 10: Thanks to Kerry Ward for a particularly fruitful conversation about the nonelite characteristics of many endogamously-marrying families of the Western Cape. back

    Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa 2008

  • Continental Airlines Inc., following in the footsteps of some of its rivals, said it will begin letting nonelite frequent fliers sit in roomier exit-row seats in coach for a fee.

    Continental to Offer Roomier Exit-Row Seats for a Fee 2010

  • Roomier Exit-Row Seats Will Be Offered for Fee Continental Airlines Inc., following in the footsteps of some of its rivals, said it will begin letting nonelite frequent fliers sit in roomier exit-row seats in coach for a fee.

    Corporate Watch 2010

  • This large gender gap has persisted for two decades in all kinds of races — high school and college meets, elite and nonelite road races — and it jibes with other studies reporting that male runners train harder and are more motivated by competition, Dr. Deaner says.

    VDARE.com: Blog Articles » Print » “As Barriers Disappear, Some Gender Gaps Widen” 2008

  • * Thank god, Obama needs all the help he can get reaching out to the nonelite, normal people he thinks are too busy clinging to their guns and god to vote.

    Bill And Hillary To Campaign With Biden In Pennsylvania 2009

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