"short list" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: short lists [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} short list (plural short lists)
  1. A list of candidates selected from a longer list, and from which one or more successful candidates are in turn selected. Translations (a list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made): 短串列 (duǎn chuànliè) (Chinese Mandarin), Shortlist [feminine] (German), engere Auswahl [feminine] (German), jelöltek rövid/szűkített listája (Hungarian), шорт-ли́ст (šort-líst) [masculine] (Russian), kortlista [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-short_list-en-noun-joNnvWAV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 51 2 Disambiguation of 'a list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made': 56 37 7
  2. (by extension) A list of the highest-ranked (most important) items from a longer list. Tags: broadly Synonyms: hotlist
    Sense id: en-short_list-en-noun-KpOT6fA4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 51 2
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see short, list. Synonyms: shortlist, short-list Related terms: shortlisted, longlist, finalist
    Sense id: en-short_list-en-noun-Ivy0H8AP

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