short-list

A form of short list — A list of candidates selected from a longer list, and from which one or more successful candidates are in turn selected.

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Meanings

nounshort-list (plural short-lists)

plural short-lists

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of short list.
verbshort-list (third-person singular simple present short-lists, present participle short-listing, simple past and past participle short-listed)

present singular third person short-lists · participle present short-listing · participle past short-listed · past short-listed

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of shortlist.
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APA

short-list. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-list

MLA

“short-list.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-list. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short-list,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-list.

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