short-list

noun

Meaning

A list of candidates selected from a longer list, and from which one or more successful candidates are in turn selected.
To place something on a short list

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Related words

watch list(English)short list(English)hitlist(English)wait-list(English)shot list(English)stoplist(English)short cut(English)short-cut(English)

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