Short list

Narrowed list of candidates for some award or position A short list or shortlist is a list of candidates for a job, prize, award, political position, etc., that has been reduced from a longer list of candidates (sometimes via intermediate lists known as "longlists"). The length of short lists varies according to the context. A candidate on a short list may or may not receive the award or position. Awards For awards, short lists are often made public.[citation needed] These are the lists of candidates which will be considered, and from which winners will eventually be chosen. Sometimes a 'longlist' is prepared beforehand, from which the later short list will be selected. This may also be made public, such as with the Booker Prize. US politics In US politics, the term is most frequently used in two instances: first a list of prospective vice presidential nominees compiled for the benefit of a party's presidential nominee, and a list of people who might be nominated by an executive office holder to a judicial or lower executive office. In the latter instance, the short list may be compiled by the party election committee, after conducting research and undergoing a process of eliminati