elite (n.)
"a choice or select body, the best part," 1823, from French élite "selection, choice," from Old French eslite (12c.), fem. past participle of elire, elisre "pick out, choose," from Latin eligere "choose" (see election). Borrowed in Middle English as "chosen person" (late 14c.), especially a bishop-elect, but it died out mid-15c. The word was re-introduced by Byron's "Don Juan." As an adjective by 1852. As a typeface, recorded by 1920. https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=elite
POLLSHIT
One thousand residents were contacted through a dual frame (landline and cell phone) mode. Telephone calls were conducted in English and Spanish. Of households contacted, interviewers asked to speak with the youngest person in the household age 18 or older. The household was screened for New York City residents; residents from outside of New York City were excluded from the sample.
1000 people doesn't represent ALL of NY residents.
Polls are used to create and shape narratives
https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/06/06/exclusiveworried-about-crimenew-yorkers-give-tough-marks-to-mayor-adams-in-poll
https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/06/06/exclusive-spectrum-news-ny1-siena-college-poll