shortlist
pronunciation
How to pronounce shortlist in British English:
UK [ˈʃɔ:tlɪst]
How to pronounce shortlist in American English:
US [ˈʃɔrtlɪst]
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- Verb:
- put someone or something on a short list
Word Origin
- shortlist (v.)
- "to place (someone) on the 'short list' " for advancement or preferment, 1955, from short list (n.) in this sense, which is attested by 1927.
Example
- 1. He has put her on his shortlist of internal candidates to succeed him as ceo .
- 2. A shortlist will be announced on april 17 and the winner on june 6 .
- 3. The judges were united in praise for the quality of the shortlist .
- 4. The ministry said it offered 19 shale-gas blocks and created a shortlist of three bidders for each block .
- 5. Everyone gets to vote once my firm and I agree on a shortlist of possible locations .