Meaning

3 senses
  1. A list of candidates selected from a longer list, and from which one or more successful candidates are in turn selected.

    Shortlist, engere Auswahl

    шорт-ли́стšort-líst

    a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen

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

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see short, list.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Tom is on the short list.

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  2. Here's a short list.

    ruВот короткий список.

    deHier ist eine kurze Liste.

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  3. Tom memorized a short list of very long words.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made:

Forms

plural: short lists

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen:shortlist

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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