short list

short list

See also: shortlist and short-list

English

Alternative forms

• shortlist, short-list

Noun

short list (plural short lists)

1. a list of candidates selected from a longer list, and from which one or more successful candidates are in turn selected.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see short,‎ list.

Related terms

• shortlisted
• longlist

Translations

a list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made

Chinese: Mandarin: 短串列 (duǎn chuànliè) German: Shortlist f, engere Auswahl f Hungarian: jelöltek rövid/szűkített listája Russian: шорт-ли́ст (ru) m (šort-líst) Swedish: kortlista (sv) c

See also

• finalist