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

Voters choose either a political party or an individual candidate from a list.

From BBC

The idea, college advisers say, is to assemble a list of summer pursuits that show increasing mastery in a distinct specialty.

From The Wall Street Journal

The letter sent to members of the US Congress on Saturday from Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche said all documents in the possession of the DoJ had been released and provided a list of names contained in the files.

From BBC

Raman’s name had appeared on a list of Bass endorsers just weeks earlier.

From Los Angeles Times

In early January, we published a list of 25 companies across developed economies in the “semiconductor equipment and testing” industry group, as determined by LSEG.

From MarketWatch