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Princeton's WordNet

  1. A-listnoun

    a list of names of specially favored people

    "the boss gave me his A-list of people we should try to recruit"

Wiktionary

  1. A-listnoun

    An informal list of people in any of several categories (but especially in the entertainment industry) who are most admired, desirable or bankable

Wikipedia

  1. A-list

    An A-list actor is a major movie star, or one of the most bankable actors in a film industry. The A-list is part of a larger guide called The Hot List, which ranks the bankability of 1,400 movie actors worldwide, and has become an industry-standard guide in Hollywood. American entertainment journalist James Ulmer, the guide's creator, has also developed a version including directors, the Hot List of Directors. The Ulmer scale categorizes the lists into A+, A, B+, B, C, and D listings.

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  1. a-list

    An "A-list" typically refers to a group of individuals, particularly in entertainment or social circles, who are the most successful, popular, influential, or in-demand. This can include celebrities, actors, musicians, athletes, or socialites. The term originated from Hollywood's hierarchical grouping based on an individual's bankability or demand in the industry. However, it has since expanded to different fields and industries.

Wikidata

  1. A-list

    A-list is a term that alludes to major movie stars, or the most bankable in the Hollywood film industry. The A-list is part of a larger guide called The Hot List that has become an industry-standard guide in Hollywood. James Ulmer has also developed a Hot List of directors.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of a-list in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of a-list in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of a-list in a Sentence

  1. Ben Carson:

    It's really unfair that people can't get a real hearing, and they get put on a list and nobody can tell them why they're there, and they go through for years and years and they have to be tormented. It just doesn't make any sense.

  2. President Biden:

    I talked about the proposition that certain critical infrastructure should be off limits to attack — period — by cyber or any other means. I gave them a list, if I’m not mistaken — I don't have it in front of me — 16 specific entities; 16 defined as critical infrastructure under U.S. policy, from the energy sector to our water systems.

  3. Jack Reed:

    We know President Trump wants to take money from our national security accounts to pay for President Trump wall, and now we have a list of some of the projects and needed base repairs that could be derailed or put on the chopping block as a result.

  4. Saltanat Seitova:

    It's not right to treat animals like that, especially those in the Red List (of threatened species), to hunt them or shoot them.

  5. Mahed Al-Tabbaa:

    Gaza needs cement, all kinds and sizes of lumber, raw chemicals, iron for metalworks, all of which have ceased completely, what counts is whether Israel will allow the banned goods to enter Gaza, not an increase the number of trucks carrying the already permitted list of goods.

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