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shortlist en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of short list.
    alt of short list
    • The government's New Towns Taskforce has also published a report listing Crews Hill, on the Hertford Loop used by Moorgate services, on a shortlist of 12 potential new towns. 2025 October 15, David Stubbings, “News: TfL submits business case to DfT for transfer of Northern City Line services”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 11:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
shortlists Number=Plur lexicographic
short-list alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

shortlistee

shortlist en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To place something on a short list.
    • First and Trenitalia were initially shortlisted for the East Midlands franchise but withdrew from bidding to focus on the West Coast Partnership, while Trenitalia was shortlisted as a sole entity for the South Eastern franchise but again withdrew from the competition. 2019 October, “First Trenitalia wins West Coast Partnership”, in Modern Railways, page 11:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
shortlists Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
short-list alternative lexicographic
shortlisting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
shortlisted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
shortlisted Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

shortlisted

Relateds

downselect

Translations (4)

pl umieścić na krótkiej liście (Translations) · es poner en la lista corta (Translations) · es preseleccionar (Translations) · pl umieszczać na krótkiej liście (Translations)