(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
In many sports, the list of the best players made by an official organization is called the ~s.
...the 25 leading teams in the world ~s...
N-PLURAL: the N
2.
Someone’s ~ is their position in an official list of the best players of a sport.
Agassi was playing well above his world ~ of 12.
N-COUNT: usu with poss
3.
The ~ member of a group, usually a political group, is the most senior person in it. (AM)
...the ~ Republican on the senate intelligence committee.
ADJ: ADJ n