Definition of 'shortlist'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense shortlists, present participle shortlisting, past tense, past participle shortlisted
1. countable noun
2. transitive verb [usu passive]
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shortlist in American English
noun
1. Chiefly British
a list of those candidates for a position, award, etc. not eliminated in the preliminary selection process, from which the final choice will be made
: also short list verb transitive
2.
to place on a shortlist
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shortlist in British English
noun
1.
a list of suitable applicants for a job, post, etc, from which the successful candidate will be selected
verb (transitive)
2.
to put (someone) on a shortlist
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shortlist
British English: shortlist
/ˈʃɔːtˌlɪst/ NOUN
A shortlist is a list of people or things which have been chosen from a larger group, for example for a job or a prize. The successful person or thing is then chosen from the small group.
Eight suppliers are on the shortlist for the contract.
- American English: shortlist /ˈʃɔrtlɪst/
- Arabic: قاَئِمَةُ مُرْشَحِيـن
- Brazilian Portuguese: pré-seleção
- Chinese: 入围名单
- Croatian: uži izbor
- Czech: užší výběr
- Danish: slutliste
- Dutch: shortlist
- European Spanish: preselección
- Finnish: esikarsinnan läpäisseet hakijat
- French: présélection
- German: Auswahlliste
- Greek: κατάσταση ονομάτων
- Italian: rosa dei candidati
- Japanese: 選抜候補者リスト
- Korean: 최종선발 후보자 명단
- Norwegian: kortliste
- Polish: lista skrócona
- European Portuguese: pré-selecção
- Romanian: listă preferențială
- Russian: окончательный список
- Spanish: preselección
- Swedish: slutlista
- Thai: รายชื่อสุดท้ายก่อนการคัดเลือก
- Turkish: ön eleme listesi
- Ukrainian: список відібраних кандидатів
- Vietnamese: danh sách sơ tuyển
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