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. (by extension) A list of the highest-ranked (most important) items from a longer list.

   Synonym: hotlist

3. 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