shortlist
noun [ C ]
HR (also short list) uk/ˈʃɔːtlɪst/ usa small number of people who have been judged the most suitable for a job, prize, etc. from a larger number and from which one will finally be chosen:
draw up/make a shortlist
on a shortlist Candidates on the shortlist had three interviews each.
shortlist
verb [ T, usually passive ]
(also short list); (short-list) uk/ˈʃɔːtlɪst/ usto put someone on a shortlist:
I have applied for numerous management jobs and, despite fulfilling the criteria, have never been shortlisted.
shortlist sb for sth Two companies have been shortlisted for the contract.
shortlist sb to do sth He is one of two candidates shortlisted to succeed the chairman.