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Definition of "shortlist" []

  • A list of preferable items or candidates that have been selected for final consideration, as in making an award or filling a position. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "shortlist" in a sentence
  • "Through a rigorous voting process, this shortlist is then honed down to the find the BookBrowse Awards Winners."
  • "Another on the shortlist is a midnight blue 1950s dress, which was found in the Worthing branch of Oxfam and costs a bargain £19.99 …."
  • "So my tally likely to be eleven out of the nineteen before the shortlist is announced."