overclass

American  

[oh-ver-klas, ‑-klahs] / ˈoʊ vərˌklæs, ‑ˌklɑs /

noun

1. a social stratum consisting of educated and wealthy people considered to control the economic power of a country.

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Etymology

Origin of overclass

1990–95

Example Sentences

But Compact, a self-described “radical American journal” debuting this week, is taking an unusual cross-ideological approach to the task of challenging, as a note from its editors puts it, “the overclass that controls government, culture, and capital.”

From New York Times

Your protagonist is a mercenary named V, hailing from one of three possible backgrounds: 2077’s small corporate overclass, Night City’s teeming slums, or the nomadic groups outside the city.

From The Verge

Or with SoftBank, Saudi, venture capitalism and the new leisure economy overclass?

From The Guardian

They became, or at least mixed with, the overclass.

From Los Angeles Times

The fact remains that this model of football – soft-power tool, spendthrift glory, plaything of the overclass – is a shortcut to another world entirely.

From The Guardian