Topic A

proper noun

The main topic of current interest.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. journalismThe main topic of current interest.

    A check on Capitol Hill indicates that federal aid to education—not Laos—is Topic A among those who […]

    1961, National Review, volume 10, page 263
    2 more examples

    For the few days a story topic is Topic A, elite members of the subculture rush to shape its most widely accepted connotation.

    1998, Douglas Gomery, Media in America: The Wilson Quarterly Reader, page 115

    […] getting rid of Saddam Hussein was "Topic A" ten days after the inauguration — eight months before September 11.

    2004, Kristina Börjesson, Into the Buzzsaw, page 81
Cite this entry
APA

Topic A. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Topic%20A

MLA

“Topic A.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Topic%20A. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Topic A,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Topic%20A.

Source: Topic A on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.