guest list

noun

: a list of people who are invited to something (such as a party)

We were included in the guest list.

Examples of guest list in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Elms’ guest list included plenty of notables--celebrities, politicians, maybe even a few mobsters (especially during Prohibition) and on election night in 1948, one Harry S. Truman. —

Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2024 The guest list included members of Cincinnati's wealthy Lindner family, Republican fundraiser from Lexington Nate Morris, former Ohio GOP Chairs Jane Timken and Bob Paduchik, former Cincinnati City Councilman Chris Bortz, JTM CEO Tony Maas, Carlene and Bob Robinson, and Robert Heidt. —

Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 15 May 2024 Each year, Wintour decides who makes the guest list and who’s relegated to the waitlist. —

Cady Lang, TIME, 2 May 2024 The guest list of two Winnipeg brides got two surprise additions in July 2017 when Kristen Stewart and wedding date supermodel Stella Maxwell decided to practice the great celebrity tradition of crashing weddings. —

Maria Yagoda, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024 The guest list included Cynthia Nixon, Robert De Niro, Steve Buscemi, Aidan Quinn, Susie Essman, Mikhail Baryshnikov, ABC News’ Rebecca Jarvis and The New Yorker’s David Remnick. —

Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024 This year, the event was co-chaired by Zendaya, Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez and Chris Hemsworth and featured a guest list that included Ariana Grande, Lana Del Rey, Camila Cabello, Lizzo and dozens more stars. —

Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 May 2024 For the most part, however, the 450-plus person guest list is kept completely under wraps. —

Anna Tingley, Variety, 6 May 2024 The guest list is always kept secret — and there's a no-phones policy once guests step inside the Met's doors — but past attendees include multi-hyphenate stars like Beyonce, Rihanna and Kim Kardashian. —

NPR, 6 May 2024

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'guest list.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.