非上层社会的;非掌权人物的;非精英的not belonging to the elite (= the richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society)
The same principles of organization are found at both elite and non-elite levels of society. 同样的组织原则在社会的精英阶层和非精英阶层都存在。
They ran as part of the group of non-elite athletes.