Noun
The elite or upper crust of society.
That portion of society that is especially concerned with etiquette, proper behavior, and politeness.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAn armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. Robert A. Heinlein
An armed society is a polite society. Robert A. Heinlein
If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered. Stephen King
In polite society one laughs at all the jokes, including the ones one has heard before. Frank Dane
Reading at meals is considered rude in polite society, but if you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the second-to-least of your concerns. The least of all should be polite society and what it expects. Stephen King
No literature has ever been so shockingly personal as that of our time - it asks every question that is forbidden by polite society. Lionel Trilling