guest list

noun

: a list of people who are invited to something (such as a party)
We were included in the guest list.

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Recent Examples on the Web Netflix will debut Agent Elvis on March 17, with the guest list for the show including Ed Helms, Jason Mantzoukas, Christina Hendricks, Kieran Culkin, Chris Elliot, Simon Pegg and Tara Strong. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2023 For anything involving your guests, the guest list manager imports contacts and updates RSVPs as reservations are made or canceled, and even syncs your list to a floor plan to build a seating chart. Alicia Geigel, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2023 Text messages reveal tensions over the guest list As part of the evidence for their lawsuit against Braghin and Grijalba, the Peltz family submitted several screenshots of text messages between themselves and the planners. Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 22 Feb. 2023 The mini party's guest list was limited as only Hadid, her friend Leah McCarthy, and Malik were the only people photographed at the occasion. ELLE, 16 Feb. 2023 When Ashley Inbar of Portland, Maine, got married in a traditional Jewish ceremony at the Jamaican beach resort of Ocho Rios in early January, there were five very special names on the guest list. Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2023 Who is invited to the Met Gala? Until the evening before the event, the guest list is top secret. Vogue, 22 Feb. 2023 The official coronation for King Charles is set for May of this year, but a lot has happened since the death of Queen Elizabeth last September that leaves the guest list in question. Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 20 Feb. 2023 Russian officials, who are usually invited, were left off the guest list this year. Leila Sackur, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2023 See More

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“Guest list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guest%20list. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.

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