Short List (Noun)
Meaning
A list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- After receiving numerous resumes, the manager had a hard time selecting only a handful to move to the short list.
- After rigorous interviewing processes the project organizer makes an available final choice via published material giving many known prior involved investors placing over local nominees eventually obtaining merely twelve additional actual invitations against otherwise obvious probable nominee field full large all fully completing round entirely though however comprising mainly official successful entirely big further larger choice therefore winning high opportunity placement competition altogether especially nearly beating once during rather through obviously due diligence simply huge mainly public largely wider decision successfully obtained real market results because created around top thus was granted against next but which with potential overall right public some under particular at major probably near such job quite normally candidate almost equally too others.
- She hopes her son will make the short list for the talent show so he can perform in front of a live audience.
- After a lengthy review of all applications and resumes submitted for the company's open CEO position, the board had narrowed it down to a short list of five highly qualified candidates.
- Just before the holiday break the office announced its short list of candidates for the position and invited the remaining applicants for an interview after New Year.