metropolitan elitenoun [ C, + sing/pl verb ]
uk/met.rəˌpɒl.ɪ.tən eˈliːt//met.rəˌpɑː.lə.tən ɪˈliːt/a group of people who live in large cities and have education, money, and other advantages, who are seen as not understanding the problems and views of ordinary people living in other places:
Only the out of touch metropolitan elite could regard the attack on our rural life and the desperate plight of our farmers as a source of amusement.