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active list

British  

noun

  1. military a list of officers available for full duty

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Just behind Francona on the active list is Showalter, who led the Mets to 101 wins in his first season with the team.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2022

When he received the news that he was off the active list, Connors recalled he told his wife, "God's gonna take this and use it for good."

From Fox News • Jan. 25, 2022

Cook was on the active list for the Vikings to face the Steelers, despite the shortened recovery time with the Thursday night game.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2021

Russell Wilson is next on the active list with 277 TD passes.

From Washington Times • Oct. 25, 2021

Crouching among the timber, vigilant but weary, dispersed in big, irregular circle around the beleaguered bivouac, some sixty soldiers are still on the active list.

From Marion's Faith. by King, Charles