A list

noun

1. a group of desirable or admired people who are welcomed especially in social and professional situations:

   Hollywood's A list turned out for the Oscars.

adjective

1. Also A-list. pertaining to or being in an A list; prominent.

A list

noun

1. Compare B list
   1. the most socially desirable category
   2. ( as modifier )

      an A-list event

Word History and Origins

Origin of A list¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Project 2025 also has a list of priorities for ORD, an office that it calls “precautionary, bloated, unaccountable.”

From Science Magazine

Army officer who clashed with senior officials in Donald Trump’s first White House looked into acquiring Italian citizenship in the run-up to this month’s election but wasn’t eligible and instead packed a “go bag” with cash and a list of emergency numbers in case he needs to flee.

From Salon

Two years later, the Southern Baptist Conference collection of US Protestant Churches released a list of hundreds of Church leaders accused of child abuse between 2000 and 2019.

From BBC

“These were identified by the Pakistan Meteorological Department and they gave us a list of around 100 valleys. But because of limited resources, we are only able to intervene in 16.”

From BBC

Redemption and revenge for Carsley, along with a list of positives he can hand over to Tuchel, came in the shape this stylish win here in Greece, where the vast crowd inside Athens' Olympic Stadium was silent – not to mention largely absent – by the end of England’s 3-0 win.

From BBC