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short list

or short·list

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noun

a list of those people or items preferred or most likely to be chosen, as winnowed from a longer list of possibilities.

Origin of short list

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby short list

short interest, short iron, short jenny, short leg, short line, short list, short loin, short metre, short money, short notice, on, short odds

Definition for shortlist (2 of 2)

short-list

[ shawrt-list ]

/ ˈʃɔrtˌlɪst /

verb (used with object)

to put on a short list.

Example sentences from the Web for shortlist

The Washington Post also mentioned Lynch and former Associate Attorney General Tony West as candidates on the shortlist.

Obama's No-Win Attorney General Decision |Tim Mak |October 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
One example is a design recently named to the shortlist for the 2014 World Architecture Festival awards.

Why Architects Dream Big—and Crazy |Nate Berg |August 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Last week, The Past failed to make the shortlist for the Academy Award for best foreign film, which A Separation won in 2012.

The New Auteur of Iran: Asghar Farhadi Reinvents Domestic Drama With ‘The Past’ |Jimmy So |December 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The new pontiff gets the nod over a shortlist that included Edward Snowden, Ted Cruz and Bashar al-Assad.

Pope Francis Is Time’s Man of The Year |Barbie Latza Nadeau |December 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

And last week both Reuters and Business Insider ran articles suggesting that Ferguson was on the shortlist.

Roger Ferguson Is Wall Street’s Fantasy for Federal Reserve Chairman |Daniel Gross |September 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for shortlist

short list

/ mainly British /

noun

a list of suitable applicants for a job, post, etc, from which the successful candidate will be selected

verb short-list (tr)

to put (someone) on a short list