blue-ribbon

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

blue-ribbon
    adj 1: selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the blue-
           ribbon event of the season" [syn: {blue-ribbon(a)},
           {select}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

blue-ribbon \blue-ribbon\ adj. prenom.
   selected or chosen for special qualifications; as, a
   blue-ribbon grand jury.

   Syn: blue ribbon(predicate), select.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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