1. shortlist - Noun
2. shortlist - Verb
a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen
put someone or something on a short list
Source: WordNetAccording to her, a shortlist of six books will be announced on Tuesday, September 15, and the winner announced in November. Source: Internet
A late addition to Biden’s shortlist, Bass, a congresswoman from Southern California and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, would add a progressive voice to the ticket. Source: Internet
At London's Royal Institution on 19 October 2006, The Periodic Table was voted onto the shortlist for the best science book ever written. Source: Internet
Britain’s biggest high street lender will also publish its first ethnicity pay gap report later this year and include at least one candidate from a black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) background on every executive director shortlist. Source: Internet
Anthony Joshua and Kubrat Pulev have been handed three weeks to choose a location for their world title fight, with Britain and Croatia on the current shortlist, according to the Bulgarian’s manager, Ivaylo Gotsev. Source: Internet
Daily Star reports that the attacker wasn't satisfied with the way Pep deployed him at Camp Nou - hence, the reason his countryman failed to make the shortlist. Source: Internet