A list

American  

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.

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adjective

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

A list British  

noun

1. Compare B list

   1. the most socially desirable category

   2. ( as modifier )

      an A-list event

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Etymology

Origin of A list

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

In addition, an annual supplement of £440 should be paid on cars with a list price of more than £40,000, or £50,000 for EVs.

From BBC

So we compiled a list of telling monthly and quarterly statistics with Dow Jones Market Data External link below.

From Barron's

Plitsas said Kittleson had been warned that her name was on a list in Kataib Hezbollah's possession.

From BBC

Saronic is only one of a bevy of aerospace and defense unicorns—privately held companies worth more than $1 billion—a list that includes Anduril, Shield AI, and Hadrian.

From Barron's

This isn't a list exclusively for wonderkids, but at nine is a 20-year-old who has been handed the number 10 jersey once sported by Alessandro del Piero, Roberto Baggio and Michel Platini and tasked with leading Juventus back to those former glories.

From BBC