short list
See also: shortlist and short-list
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short list (plural short lists)
- A list of candidates selected from a longer list, and from which one or more successful candidates are in turn selected.
- (by extension) A list of the highest-ranked (most important) items from a longer list.
- Synonym: hotlist
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see short, list.
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a list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made