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(57) To provide a liquid crystal composition and a liquid crystal element exhibiting high order parameters. A liquid crystal composition comprising a compound represented by the following general formula (1) and a liquid crystal compound. Further, it is a guest-host type liquid crystal element containing a compound represented by the following general formula (1) as a dichroic dye. In the formula, R 1 represents an alkyl group or a cycloalkyl group, and R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 and R 8 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent. General formula (1) |