shortlist
See also: short-list and short list
English edit
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Noun edit
shortlist (plural shortlists)
- Alternative spelling of short list
Verb edit
shortlist (third-person singular simple present shortlists, present participle shortlisting, simple past and past participle shortlisted)
- To place something on a short list
- 2019 October, “First Trenitalia wins West Coast Partnership”, in Modern Railways, page 11:
- First and Trenitalia were initially shortlisted for the East Midlands franchise but withdrew from bidding to focus on the West Coast Partnership, while Trenitalia was shortlisted as a sole entity for the South Eastern franchise but again withdrew from the competition.
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References edit
- “shortlist”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.