noun [ usually sing. ]
1.
the best sports team in a school, club, etc.
2.
a group of the best workers, soldiers, etc.
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WORD ORIGIN
1970s: from sports terminology in which an organization's A-team is its best team.
noun [ usually sing. ]
1.
the best sports team in a school, club, etc.
2.
a group of the best workers, soldiers, etc.
••
WORD ORIGIN
1970s: from sports terminology in which an organization's A-team is its best team.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005