Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- 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
- Also A-list. pertaining to or being in an A list; prominent.
noun
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- the most socially desirable category
- (as modifier)an A-list event
Compare B list
in celebrity sense, 1984, from A in the sense of “first, best” (e.g. A-1) + list (n.).