shortlist

short list

noun
a list of those people or items preferred or most likely to be chosen, as winnowed from a longer list of possibilities.
Also, short·list.


Origin:
1925–30

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short-list

[shawrt-list]
verb (used with object)
to put on a short list.
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short list
 
n
1.  a list of suitable applicants for a job, post, etc, from which the successful candidate will be selected
 
vb
2.  to put (someone) on a short list

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