short list

1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a list of suitable applicants for a job, post, etc, from which the successful candidate will be selected

vb (tr)

2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) to put (someone) on a short list

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

short′ list`

or short′list`,

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

[1925–30]

short′-list`, v.t.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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

shortlist

list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)

Translations

liste restreinte

lista dei candidati

short list

n → graduatoria finale (Brit) (for job) → rosa dei candidati

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