ordre utile
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔʁ.dʁ‿y.til/
Noun
ordre utile m (uncountable)
- (law) rank in a list that is good enough that one will not be passed over; ranking obtained after a competition which is sufficiently high for a candidate to be given due consideration and go further in some process
- être classé en ordre utile ― to be shortlisted, to make the grade
See also
- numerus clausus
Further reading
- “utile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.