dream team

American  

1. a number of persons of the highest ability associated in some joint action.

   a dream team that should easily win the Olympics; a dream team of lawyers.

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dream team British  

noun

1. informal  a group of people regarded as having the prefect combination of talents

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Etymology

Origin of dream team

1935–40

Example Sentences

World Rugby 15s player of the year Malcolm Marx, fellow nominees Pieter-Steph du Toit and Ox Nche, as well as Thomas du Toit, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Cheslin Kolbe, were all named in the 2025 dream team before the Springboks inflicted a crushing record 73-0 home defeat upon Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.

From Barron's

"I believe it's worth taking the time to assemble a dream team in order to generate science that can be appreciated by the general public," Sereno said.

From Science Daily

Could their personalities be too disparate for them to make a dream team?

From Los Angeles Times

The Simpson case “was the perfect storm of celebrity, murder mystery and race,” said Carl Douglas, a member of the legal “dream team” that defended Simpson during his criminal trial.

From Los Angeles Times

Both 20-somethings at the time, López Mari and Pérez, recruited a “dream team” to execute it — including Andrzej Sekula, cinematographer for “Pulp Fiction” and “Reservoir Dogs,” as well as Brigitte Broch, Oscar-winning production designer and art director for “Amores Perros” and “Romeo + Juliet.”

From Los Angeles Times