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The Superclass List is a creation of David Rothkopf which his book Superclass: The Global Power Elite and The World They Are Making (published March 2008) is based upon. There are four key elements of success that unite the members of the Superclass, and gives them unparalleled power over world affairs.
The second of three superheroes to go by the name "The Knight". He inherits the title Earl of Wordenshire after the death of his father Percival Sheldrake. Percival "Percy" Sheldrake: DC Comics: The Earl of Wordenshire and the first of three superheroes to go by the name "The Knight". The Earl of Lessford The Black Rose (novel)
Snobs can through time be found ingratiating themselves with a range of prominent groups — soldiers (Sparta, 400 BCE), bishops (Rome, 1500), poets (Weimar, 1815) — for the primary interests of snobs is a distinction, and as its definition changes, so, naturally and immediately, will the objects of the snob's admiration. [1]
Liberal elite, [1] also referred to as the metropolitan elite or progressive elite, [2] [3] [4] is a term used to describe politically liberal people whose education has traditionally opened the doors to affluence, wealth and power and who form a managerial elite.
In 2009, the Museum of the City of New York compiled its own list, entitled "The New York City 400", of the 400 "movers and shakers" who made a difference in the 400 years of New York City history since Henry Hudson arrived in 1609. McAllister was "the only person on the original Four Hundred to also make the museum's list." [22]
Crachach in Welsh means 'petty gentry; conceited upstarts, snobs'. [4] It is most common in the dialects of south Wales. [5] Crachach is derived from crach, which has the basic meaning of 'scabs (on the skin)' and a secondary meaning of 'snobs'.
Lists of people by name (5 C, 8 P) Lists of people by nationality (198 C, 19 P) ... List of people and organisations named in the Paradise Papers
In modern European societies, the aristocracy has often coincided with the nobility, a specific class that arose in the Middle Ages, but the term "aristocracy" is sometimes also applied to other elites, and is used as a more general term when describing earlier and non-European societies. [5]